tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post8953836900406461706..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Exeter to AmblesideGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87865875643229234832012-07-09T06:21:14.123+01:002012-07-09T06:21:14.123+01:00Well you'd both be in your respective heavens ...Well you'd both be in your respective heavens Katherine. The only problem with the Lake District these days is that it's so popular it can be too full of people. But then Mum used to say that 50 years ago because she compared it to the time she spent there hiking as a teenager.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67352234679173098162012-07-09T06:18:28.042+01:002012-07-09T06:18:28.042+01:00It's good having you along with us Jenny. Amb...It's good having you along with us Jenny. Ambleside is holding up remarkably well and really doesn't have a broken down atmosphere at all. In fact it's much livelier (and a bit larger and a lot busier) than it was when I was a youngster. The Lake District certainly used to contain the place with the highest annual rainfall in the UK but it never put us off.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15683746970972462332012-07-09T06:00:51.981+01:002012-07-09T06:00:51.981+01:00It did have postcards as well Virginia. I've ...It did have postcards as well Virginia. I've not got quite as many sweet teeth as you have so the shop didn't have quite the same appeal for me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38402530183487313502012-07-09T05:58:45.411+01:002012-07-09T05:58:45.411+01:00Many of the buildings have altered little outside ...Many of the buildings have altered little outside over the last half century, Monica.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81116720348266919082012-07-09T05:55:29.011+01:002012-07-09T05:55:29.011+01:00It is a beautiful and interesting place Meike and ...It is a beautiful and interesting place Meike and we've both spent a good bit of time there in our lifetimes. Unfortunately (or fortunately for our wallets) we arrived after the bookshops had shut and left before they opened. We did go inside the Fudge Shop - CJ wanted postcards. No fudge was bought. Unusually neither of us were in a fudge mood.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33498313873494572862012-07-09T05:50:46.106+01:002012-07-09T05:50:46.106+01:00Thanks Lisa. The 350 miles seemed even longer bec...Thanks Lisa. The 350 miles seemed even longer because of the exceptionally heavy traffic on the M6 motorway in the North West of England. We used A-Roads whenever we could (they have a lower speed limit than motorways but the ones we used were generally more enjoyable and less tiring than motorways. My car is designed for long-distance cruising too which helps. I wouldn't like to drive your vehicle those distances.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6863050261202588642012-07-09T05:44:18.517+01:002012-07-09T05:44:18.517+01:00Thanks Heather. I'm sure all the 'boys...Thanks Heather. I'm sure all the 'boys' would love those cars although driving with no roof in the rain wouldn't be my idea of fun I have to say.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81043559866748229102012-07-09T02:31:54.585+01:002012-07-09T02:31:54.585+01:00Wow, what wonderful shots. The fudge shop looks s...Wow, what wonderful shots. The fudge shop looks so inviting! But I know Keith would be inside those bookshops like a flash. And I'd probably have time for a 5 hour walk before he emerged... that is of course if I could resist them myself!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7396719222347699092012-07-07T19:10:35.185+01:002012-07-07T19:10:35.185+01:00It's a long time since I've been. In a way...It's a long time since I've been. In a way I miss the old village shops and rather broken down atmosphere of some of these places. I am sure the people who live there don't. For me, the countryside has always been the main thing. If it would only stop raining.... and I think it has one of the highest rainfalls in Britain, not that this means a great deal at the moment... <br /><br />Lovely pics as usual. Thanks for taking us with you on this trip.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89100436545393991112012-07-07T11:56:15.529+01:002012-07-07T11:56:15.529+01:00An entire shop dedicated to fudge???? That's...An entire shop dedicated to fudge???? That's my idea of heaven!!! Hope I find one of those when I am in the UK later this year....me with the 32 sweet teeth...VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46340086840730390362012-07-07T08:23:27.920+01:002012-07-07T08:23:27.920+01:00Sorry you had such bad weather for your drive. We ...Sorry you had such bad weather for your drive. We had "the same" rain here yesterday, I believe; but I did not have to go anywhere... Ambleside may have gone through some changes (not to mention the traffic situation) but your pictures still bring me back holiday memories from our family travels in Britain around 40 years ago. Not sure we ever visited this particular town, it's more the general impession of the kind of buildings etc. Thanks for sharing the photos!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14045838211414272992012-07-07T07:33:58.323+01:002012-07-07T07:33:58.323+01:00With our without rain, it looks a beautiful and in...With our without rain, it looks a beautiful and interesting place.<br />How many books have you bought? :-) and have you been inside the Fudge Shop yet?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45459501582288850752012-07-07T02:10:37.051+01:002012-07-07T02:10:37.051+01:00I love seeing photos from your side of the world! ...I love seeing photos from your side of the world! So different! It's like I'm reading a novel from a very special place.<br />350 miles is waaayy too long a drive for us! Especially in the rain!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340974325967555770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5727763273077035832012-07-07T00:23:09.606+01:002012-07-07T00:23:09.606+01:00Love that you post your adventures with us. The b...Love that you post your adventures with us. The boys will have to come pay a visit to this post, they'll love those cars! And, I'd like to visit that fudge shop ;)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.com