For the first time in a long while i went up north by TRAIN !! was invited to go to the lakes with my dear friends Reece Danny and Molly the Beagle …Meeting them in Blackpool on the Thursday to go to the Lakes for the weekend ….
Me trains and luggage dont go…. when in a car you pack the world and out of touch with packing although I only had enough clothes for the days I was away my case was heavy … trip to winchester after a class was fine … thank god there was a lift to the other side platform .. trip to London fine … to the underground me underground the two dont mix well .. up stairs down stairs up stairs down stairs and so it goes …I got to Euston okay and train to Preston was easy and very quick the train was crowded …. me crowed trains …. i was meet by Reece which was lovely, happily gossiped all the way to Blackpool went to Franks Reece’s company Stay Blackpool apartments which are just fabulous … my third stay and i love it there … i am sure i should live in a flat ! THE APARTMENT IS STUNNING …. Reece went back to work and I popped into town to get some bits then chilled before we had a lovely italian around the corner … lovely …. early to bed i was tired ! Friday morning Reece came round and he showed me the new Ted apartments they are creating very nice indeed … then it was pack the car up and go and pick up Danny, lovely Molly and off to see Terry Reece’s mum before we left for the Lakes … lovely to see her as always … weather was a little rainy drizzle but didnt put our spirits down … the drive was easy well actually I wasn’t driving heaven forbid with Reece … he doesn’t like my driving ! well that make two of us … Heading up there brought the memories of when I used to take Dougie up to the lakes when we lived near Garstang…. lovely memories too… We got to Windermere quite quickly and headed for Chesters where i was hoping to get a slate for Dougie it was his birthday and wanted to get it in a special place for us both … Chesters’s was lovely as ever then had to go to the stone engravers which was lovely and easy picked the slate and design lovely for dear Dougie
Then went to the apartment we were staying … it was sweet just perfect for our trip… then a walk into Bowness there was a steep hill … i thought about the return journey hahah … we had a lovely walk around Bowness which is charming … looking at the boats and the beautiful scenery around the lakes is rather magical . a drink looking onto the lake and face the mountain climb to the apartment okay it was a hill …but a killer to me lol
We chilled a bit before going out again down the mountain okay hill to a lovely tapas place that the guys loved on a trip there before .. it was very nice indeed. red wine !!! then to a bar for more drinks … you can imagine …. brandy cokes … was happy which just perfect …. the boys danced hahah it was danny on the dance floor ! he kept his clothes on throughout … then the the thought of the mountain climb … but all didnt seem so bad … BED well needed … up early we showered not together Reece cooked breakfast very nice .. THE WEATHER WAS WET but it didnt stop us .. went for a lovely drive around the lakes tho the slate mine and walks … it was lovely although i look like Vicar of DibbleY awaiting a falling the puddle .. thank god it didnt happen ! Then a pub lunch heading back to Bowness for a nice little nap before heading out for a indian in the evening … again the mountain… haha we had a lovely night and early to bed … Sunday was not so wet so had a another walk around Bowness before we started going back , on my fav route seeing the lakes from high up to the village of Bowlands which i like very much … back to Blackpool for sunday lunch and a chilled afternoon watching Dance time from Australia which was good … must be the air but i was well done in …. so i went back to the apartment for a early night .. for my return journey …. which on monday was apiece of cake .. Even the bag didnt seem to worry me … had such a lovely time thanks to my dearest friends x
