Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Farewell to Littletown
21 September 2025 I am sitting here on the deck of our glamping pod looking out on one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen. The peaked hills in colors of green and rust make a stark outline against a clear, near cloudless bright blue sky. It is the first clear sky we have seen for a week and a half. The air is crisp and cold and still. It feels good in my lungs as I breathe slow and deep. Mike has just brought me a steaming cup of milky black tea. Sigh. Patches of pastureland are… Read more
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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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