Thought I’d start with a provocative title!

On the 14th anniversary of the day Al Qaeda targeted the USA we set off on holiday from Norfolk for a fortnight in the Lake District. We are staying on a farm in a small village in the North area of this very popular destination for climbers, walkers and people like us who simply want to relax. We will be near to Keswick and at the foot of the mountain that Alan Wainwright called Saddle Back, or Blencathra as it is officially known. I’m hoping that we will do some walking, but a break is top of the priority list.

Now that we have arrived, I’m quite tired; for what should have been a five hour journey, slow traffic on the A17 but especially an accident on the A1 (not involving us) prolonged the journey to over seven hours of driving. I’ll start taking some pictures soon, but I am impressed with my initial impression of the local scenery. I now am relaxed, on holiday and away from the hurleyburley of the last few months!