Hotel 53 York

So after some very very fast driving down the M11, M6, M1 and A166 we made it down to York in about 4 hours.

First stop on the breif visit was to the river and then off to the Viking Center. Quite an experience! We learnt all about Viking history in York. We wnt on a time travelling machine back to the year 866. Unfortunately there was a little mistake and we over shot the target date by ...

... a couple of DVD's that we'd bought and had an early ish night cause it was going to be a rather long drive & ferry crossing.

I forgot to mention I spent about 2 hours trying to fix the leaking kitchen water pipe with no luck at all. I gave up and just popped a stop end on it and left it like that! I don't think it's the end of the world not having hot water in the kitchen!

Short but sweet entry!

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Hi to all our Friends and family.

Well here we are in a town called Rochdale between Manchester and Leeds in the UK.

We have been very spoilt and have packed as much as we can into each day and some of the things we have seen are just magnificent .The country side are beautiful and every where you look there is another special view.

We spent out first hours here going for a walk to the local ...

Charlotte came to stay for a few days. She requested we drive up the hill and take some photos. Joan wanted to join us for this event so after detour to farm shop we drove to Holme Moss (a couple of miles) had a walk and took these photos. Enjoy a taste of West Yorkshire!

... a boat cruise, then fine for the city tour and very sunny on the way home. Thank goodness for the sun glasses!

Quite an easy drive of about 90 minutes. We are starting to get the hang of the road system with variuos route numbers and north, south east and west directions.

Sometimes I sit and wonder whether it's a good time to write about things. An unnatural fear that what I’m about to write is going to be absolute drivel.

I’m sat on a mattress in the empty hovel that used to be our flat overlooking the canal in Leeds, Which now feels much more akin to the Trainspotting den that Renton locked himself in to go Cold Turkey. I have a tv and lots of ****ing alcohol, a bin to vomit in and an I-pod that ...

... never really was my idea of fun. But heh! We all have to bite ass somewhere along the line to get where we wanna go. I can’t complain, my wife Nicki and I have our tickets to Ryde, leaving to the city in the clouds La Paz on 26th September, before flying to Panama on the 14th November.

I have 13 days of ...

... of lavender. Had a cream tea with lavender scones. I got the recipe, watch out when I get home. Went on to Castle Howard but just as we got there the rains came down, but we have pictures. Now we're sitting in the children's section at McD's using the free WIFI. Gee, this is great...... P.S. We're NOT eating here.

... had to crawl out of the water. Andy and Me While the others frolicked on the shore I swam out to the waterfall and did a Kevin Costner and showered under the water fall ...

... wouldn't have had time anyway. 3.30 We arrived in York and had 2 hours to ourselves before Duncan would take us on a walking tour. He said not to go to the Cathedral because it was on the walking tour. My back was really really sore so I lay down for a bit. 5.30 The walking tour went along the city walls, up to the cathedral but not inside (as by this time it was closed which I should have realised would happen) York is steeped in viking history and we ...