Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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The Lakes: climbing The Catbells
20 September 2025 Part of the reason we had chosen to stay at the Littletown Farm was because we wanted a great hike at our doorstep. The peak called Catbells fit the bill. It would be about five and half miles in length, with options to make it shorter or longer. It would have a view, and most appealingly, an ice cream stop. Looking at the weather, we hoped that if we started off by 9am, we would reach the summit before the real rain hit. As soon as we opened the door to the pod I was hit by… Read more
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Blackpool to The Lakes: two different worlds
19 September 2025 After a lack luster Travelodge breakfast with terrible coffee we went seeking a decent cup. A two-floor coffee shop looked promising. We thought to enjoy it with a nice view. But the upper floor was closed, we were the only people in the place and the coffee unimpressive. To The Prom where the tide had come in so far it was splashing up the wall onto those octagonal tidal pools. Had we not seen it yesterday, we’d have never believed you could ever see the sand. A woman who we had seen at breakfast was with her… Read more
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