Not the nicest bit of the county to go to... but it is where my friend Dawn lives so off I went. Got the train to Hull although she actually lives in Beverley. Not much of note to say about Hull as we didn't spend any time there - although it was where the poet Philip Larkin lived, and there was a very nice statue of him at the train station - I particularly liked the inscription :-).
Saturday we went over to Helmsley and visited Rievaulx Abbey which was really quite spectacular. Also interesting to visit having finished Wolf Hall recently. One of the many Abbey's that Henry VIII had stripped to get their wealth. Gives you a bit of a different perspective on history!
It was a lovely weekend - and as always it was great to get out of London and see the countryside! Photos below, and more on Flickr :-).
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Sunday, August 13, 2006
Telford bound
On Sunday we headed over to Telford to catch up with Kevin's sister Julie and family. Currently 3, but soon to be 4 as she is pregnant with child number 2. She is looking very pregnant - and has been told that she could be looking at a 10lber!
Luke couldn't wait to show off his cycling skills to Uncle Kevin so here is the photographic proof of Luke, aged 4, cycling without his stablisers!
Luke couldn't wait to show off his cycling skills to Uncle Kevin so here is the photographic proof of Luke, aged 4, cycling without his stablisers!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Walking around the meres - and a real bull!
Kevin and I headed off on a 6.5 mile walk around the Meres on Saturday afternoon which was really lovely - check out the photos below as proof (but there are more on Flickr as well so check those out too!). The Meres and Mosses are a series of water- or peat-filled hollows in the glacial drift which covers the Shropshire-Cheshire Plain.
The first part of the walk was along the Shropshire Union Canal which was pretty cool. Lots of canal boats going up and down - it is a very popular holiday where you can hire the boats and cruise up and down the canals. Although I remember my friend Raewyn saying it is a lot harder work than it looks when you get to the locks...
So after the canal path it got a bit more tricky. One wrong turn (NOT our fault!) probably added on an extra mile to the walk but we did eventually get back on track again. Then it was over some farm land - and the colours were just stunning. The deep gold of the hay contrasting with the green of the trees. Beautiful. Slightly scary walking through a field of very stary cows - then I noticed one that I thought looked a bit different. Said to Kevin 'That's not a bull is it?' who assured me it wasn't - for about 3 minutes before saying 'Actually that is a bull' - we sped up slightly but it seemed to be completely uninterested in us luckily.
Then it was a walk around Ellesmere which is the largest of the meres (I think) back to the car. A very good afternoons walking - although it did mean I went to bed again at about 10am absolutely exhausted!
The first part of the walk was along the Shropshire Union Canal which was pretty cool. Lots of canal boats going up and down - it is a very popular holiday where you can hire the boats and cruise up and down the canals. Although I remember my friend Raewyn saying it is a lot harder work than it looks when you get to the locks...
So after the canal path it got a bit more tricky. One wrong turn (NOT our fault!) probably added on an extra mile to the walk but we did eventually get back on track again. Then it was over some farm land - and the colours were just stunning. The deep gold of the hay contrasting with the green of the trees. Beautiful. Slightly scary walking through a field of very stary cows - then I noticed one that I thought looked a bit different. Said to Kevin 'That's not a bull is it?' who assured me it wasn't - for about 3 minutes before saying 'Actually that is a bull' - we sped up slightly but it seemed to be completely uninterested in us luckily.
Then it was a walk around Ellesmere which is the largest of the meres (I think) back to the car. A very good afternoons walking - although it did mean I went to bed again at about 10am absolutely exhausted!
Canal boats, Shropshire Union Canal
Canal boats, Shropshire Union Canal
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.
We thought these two were going to collide as the one on the left hand side of the photo (furtherest away) wasn't making much effort to move to make way for the green one!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Heading to Wem
So on Friday I headed up to Wem on the train - feeling very pleased that I wasn't having to fly anywhere soon as Heathrow was in the midst of its craziness... You can read about Wem on Wikipedia here or check out Wem's very own website here (which I must admit I didn't know about!).
Kevin had gone up earlier in the week, so I had an easy trip up on one of Virgin train's new tilting trains. Their trains used to be absolutely dire so it was nice to get on the new ones - for the train spotters amongst you check out Virgin's trains detailed website here :-). Worst thing about the trip up was that I had just nodded off when the conductor came along to check tickets, woke me up and then didn't bother to check it anyhow!
Kevin had gone up earlier in the week, so I had an easy trip up on one of Virgin train's new tilting trains. Their trains used to be absolutely dire so it was nice to get on the new ones - for the train spotters amongst you check out Virgin's trains detailed website here :-). Worst thing about the trip up was that I had just nodded off when the conductor came along to check tickets, woke me up and then didn't bother to check it anyhow!
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