(Susi) Hadrian's Wall that is! Yesterday was an epic adventure, and something quite different from the other days of our journey so far. We spent the night in a tiny little place between Hexham and Haltwhistle, called Once Brewed, very close to the site of some of the best ancient Roman "remains." After a fortifying English Breakfast, we set of around 10am for a day of trekking through the countryside. From our Hostel we walked about 2 km to Vinolanda, wh...

(Lori) Sept 25-26 We zoomed out of Edinburgh and back down to England (even less fanfare upon entering the country- just two rocks, one on either side of the motorway - that had white paint printing 'England' on them. We stopped off at Ledburgh Abbey in Ledburgh, just to poke around (I had seen some artifacts & info on it up at the Scotland Museum); enjoyed the 3 different styles of architecture & an amazing sunburst type window (we're looking at remarka...

(Lori) Sept 23-24 We parted Windermere on a brisk but sunny morning, with David the guest house owner guiding us out into the traffic from his alley parking. It's a bit like a trust fall - you believe the person will catch you (guide you) yet there is that small sliver of doubt! We made it as a small line of cars stopped for us. We pulled into Keswick on the way out of the Lakes District - a pretty town, again on a lake. We ambled along the lakeside for a while &...

(Lori) Sept 22-23 Our drive through the eastern edge of the Lake District was quite a mix of all types of English weather! We left Sheffield on a patchy, yet warm September morn and enjoyed a nice stretch down the motorway towards Pontrefact, where we would connect with the northward motorway towards Bedale, our chosen entry point into the hilly Lake district. Road construction en route diverted us along some lesser roads - twisty, windy, hilly & narrow! The ...

(Lori - Sept 19-20) We've just spent two nights/one day in the Sheffield area, staying with the parents of Andy & Joanne West. They've been very kind & gracious - I especially loved the big hug Mary gave me upon arriving Monday night (hours later than we had expected!) Sheffield itself, home to the knife company, is rather a big city with lots of red brick homes in subdivisions & cul-de-sacs. There are still loads of parks & green spaces everywh...