Tag: Lake District
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Are things better the second time or just different or does it depend what it is?
There are many sayings about some things being better the second time around. Things like kissing, sex and apparently, although this seems a little obvious, wearing new shoes! What about going to places? What is the measure of „better“ then? In this post we talk about our second visit to Coniston this year.
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An eye full in the Lake District
There has been a lot of new things to get used to since we started living in our motorhome full time but definitely one of the oddest things has been the staring.
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Coniston, Windermere, strong wind and awnings, floods, birthdays and Beatrix warning lights – October 2021
I should mention that one of the great things in good weather in a motorhome is that you can have an awning which adds to your living space outside and shelters you from the sun or the rain. They are rigid in certain ways and not in others – in wind for example they can…
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Coniston, small roads, sunshine and kayaking in the first two weeks – October 2021
The drive to Coniston was a whole other experience and lesson. We were travelling on a Tuesday and did not think the traffic would be too busy. We headed out from the CL with high spirits and only 14 miles to reach Coniston and the Club site we would be staying at. The road was…
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Getting to the Lake District and some motorhome language – October 2021
Lots more firsts came in October. We knew that by driving a large motorhome it would take us a while to get to the Lake District. In our old life we would drive in a day in the BMW X5 stopping once along the way to get some refreshments and let Merlin stretch her legs…