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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: First trip of 2013 Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:54 pm | |
| With decent weather forecast for today we decided to dust Absinthe down and head to the Lakes for the day. We stopped beside Coniston for a coffee and then headed to the Bluebird cafe for a bacon sandwich. There was a cold wind blowing but it was good to see some sunshine. After a short walk we headed round the east side of the lake to Brantwood for tea and cakes at Jumping Jenny's cafe, with great views across the lake to Coniston Old Man. Finally we stopped on Blawith Common to let Boz have a walk before we headed home down the M6 (avoiding the first part which was solid static traffic - no change there on a Sunday afternoon.) A lovely day and just what we needed. Ful set of pics here: Flickr Blog here: WWW.C13MPR.COM ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
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Sunny
Cabin : Exec 050 Location : Wiltshire Posts : 1743 Join date : 2012-01-22
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:06 pm | |
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dazdub
Cabin : Exec 012 Location : wales Posts : 3118 Join date : 2009-10-16
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:32 pm | |
| Sweeeeet it's nice to see the sun | |
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EJ
Cabin : Economy Location : Newbury, Berkshire Posts : 99 Join date : 2012-02-20
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:02 pm | |
| What a fab day! I can't wait to get to the lakes in August, looks wonderful in the sunshine today. Van looking lovely as ever :-)
EJ | |
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Scooby
Cabin : Flight 004 Location : Reading Posts : 8831 Join date : 2010-12-12
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Gina Tonic
Cabin : Exec 020 Location : Warboys Cambs Posts : 175 Join date : 2012-07-30
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:05 am | |
| Lovely photos, what a beautiful country we live in and when the sun is out you can't beat it! | |
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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:25 am | |
| Know I've said it before, but even though I grew up on the Gower, my family are from West Cumbria / North Lancs and the Lakes are the one bit of the UK I truely sometimes miss.
T'old man must have been one of the first fells I ever went up as a child. | |
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:58 am | |
| The good thing is bb, that the Lakes will still be here whenever you get back. Timless beauty at any time of the year. ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Blog: C13MPR
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Sunny
Cabin : Exec 050 Location : Wiltshire Posts : 1743 Join date : 2012-01-22
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:51 pm | |
| - Absinthe wrote:
- The good thing is bb, that the Lakes will still be here whenever you get back. Timless beauty at any time of the year.
They dried up? I can't see any water in your pic. | |
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:53 pm | |
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- They dried up? I can't see any water in your pic.
There was all this when we got there but Boris was very thirsty... ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Blog: C13MPR
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dizzylizard
Cabin : Exec 018 Location : Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts and Bristol Posts : 2241 Join date : 2011-09-20
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:06 pm | |
| Great pics again Abs, takes me back to my youth. (Striding Edge in a blizzard!)
Is that cafe anything to do with Malcolm Cambells Bluebird, only there was an article on the telly over the weekend, about the rebuild being almost complete, and they hope to do a speed run in the future. | |
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:13 pm | |
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- Is that cafe anything to do with Malcolm Cambells Bluebird, only there was an article on the telly over the weekend, about the rebuild being almost complete, and they hope to do a speed run in the future.
It's named after Campbell's Bluebird and there's a plaque alongside commemorating him. If they manage to do a run on Coniston it will attract huge crowds. They have a speed trials event every year but the weather was against them at the Nov 12 event. We did see this go by though: More pics here: Flickr ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Blog: C13MPR
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belgiumbay
Cabin : Club Location : Currently Korea (used to be belgium) Posts : 315 Join date : 2009-10-11
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:07 pm | |
| Like Pendine standing on the side of Coniston makes the hairs stand up. | |
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AbsintheKombi
Cabin : Exec 013 Location : Leyland, Lancs Posts : 5654 Join date : 2011-07-25
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:12 pm | |
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- Like Pendine standing on the side of Coniston makes the hairs stand up.
I'm an ungoldly soul but the first sight of the Lakes as you drive in is almost spiritual for me. ________________________________________________________________________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
Blog: C13MPR
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Happyhouse
Cabin : Exec 007 Location : New Forest, Hampshire Posts : 256 Join date : 2011-10-02
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:56 pm | |
| It looks amazing! Must venture up that way sometime | |
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Scooby
Cabin : Flight 004 Location : Reading Posts : 8831 Join date : 2010-12-12
| Subject: Re: First trip of 2013 Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:12 am | |
| - Happyhouse wrote:
- It looks amazing! Must venture up that way sometime
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