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I’ve been away since last wednesday – the majority of the week has been spent in the Lakes, It’s really gorgeous out there – even in the incessant rain.
The caravans (well, static homes) were more spacious than my flat, so much so that at the bargain price of £29,950 it’s almost worth considering buying one and moving to the lakes *grin* hows that for british trailer trash eh?!
It was actually a really pleasent holiday – we went down with 3 other couples and their kids, on the last night we ended up in the other caravan rather than venturing out into the torrential rainpour to hit the pub (I was a little bit gutted because that meant I was denied my karaoke *sigh*) but the 6 hour game of charades we embarked upon soon dispelled any disappointment – I guess you had to be there, but seeing Alan attempt to mime out ‘Living Dead girl’ and Stef’s ‘willy wonka and the chocolate factory’ had us all in stitches!
I gotta say though, kudos to Maria – she’s the charade queen!

Everyone else went home on Monday but Stef and I decided to have a drive around and see the sights – in doing so I spotted a signpost to the place my dad works, we ended up going to visit him and spent the night in a pub in Digg – good food, good fun, but very lacking in females, everyone in there was a contractor for sellafield (my pa included) and apart from the barmaid, I was the only lass.
We spent the night in the room named Leopold – very nice it was too – I seriously considered pinching the curtains *grin* they’d have been perfect for our front room!

Yesterday we were up and walking to the sea at 11am – shouting encouragement to the landlady of aforementioned pub as she jogged up the hill against the biting wind.
I wish I had that kind of determination and staying power – being buffeted about just walking up the hill (okay, being towed by Stef) was enough to have me whimpering and begging to turn back – she apparently does this every day without being made to.

We then went to the visitors centre at Sellafield, it was actually quite interesting – I especially liked the shark ‘interactive film’ in the immersion cinema, mainly because I appeared at the top of the food chain when the game was over *grin* what can I say – my alter ego is a total predator.
From there we drove to Kendal – despite the fame of kendal mint cake, the town seems to be the dive of the lake district, after searching fruitlessly for a place to eat, we went to the chocolate house where Stef sorted out all his easter purchases in readiness for our next trip down south.

We finally got home around 9 last night, I fell in the bath and then rather gratefully hit the sack. It’s been a fabulous few days, but tiring.

Now I need to get my arse in gear for a driving lesson – could do with breakfast but the council workers are back (8.30 they arrived) and my kitchen is off limits again.