Right we’re into November and 2025 is now starting the job of get it’s things together for the end of the year. Suitcase, that missing sock, the tickets and the passport etc. I’m sorting out too, as well. Housekeeping through the photo files, discovering images and unfinished blog posts that have been gathering the digital dust on the hard drives. There’ll be no particular thread to these, they’ll appear as […]
After my trip to Silloth the other week I thought I’d aim for Workington which is a little lower down the coast. While not the most touristy of locations it’s a place I have a fondness for, it’s a straightforward place but with enough quirky corners to go wandering around.
I had a spare weekend coming up and as the days are beginning to shorten as the year tap dances itself towards autumn I though I would take a trip down to Cardiff. I’ve made a few visits to the area now so this time I thought I would leave the city centre mostly on the back burner and go out to Barry and Barry Island.
It was the weekend of the annual flower show and naturally I hadn’t been sice last year. Shows like this are the sort of events I really enjoy. Outdoors, demonstrations, plenty to see and hear, plenty fun to be had.
It’s never a good thing to let a day go to waste, even if you don’t at the end do a great lot with it.
Inspired by a friend’s recent visit to the town I chose Skipton, market town and North Yorkshires gateway to the Dales. I travelled over by train, a favoured mode of transport, yes I know a glutton for punishment but to be fair I’ve had a lot more good journeys than bad. The route was up to Lancaster then across through Carnforth ” yes Brief Encounter territory ” then across the Pennines, joining the bottom of the Settle & Carlisle route before dropping into Skipton.
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