Home again, Home again

So yes, we got back from our week in the Lakes just fine. All the predicted rain, snow, sleet, hail, and (possibly) typhoons and hurricanes didn’t appear. Equally, the predicted “nightmare on the roads” didn’t appear (for us, anyway).

In fact, we left Penrith at 8.45 this morning, and got in at 14.30 – which included a diversion due to one horrid jam at Elveden (which we’d expected) and a couple of short stops as well. All told, five-and-three-quarter hours journey time for approximately 320 miles. So an average of about 56mph. Could be better, could be worse.

I’ll write more thoughts about our time away over the coming weekend, but for now suffice it to say that we had a great time, and have come home feeling far more refreshed and energised than when we went up. So it’s been well worth the time and effort.