Hotel Majestic Barrow-in-Furness

... made from Pork lung/heart/liver/fat/rind/etc etc etc.. and I was told it was meant to be Beef.. ?? Ah well.. still yummy! <br><br> Last week I was also very lucky to have Dave come down from Scotland during his time off work to visit me. While it was definitely not long enough, it was great listening to all the amazing experiences he was able to share with me... it seems that he and Alex are definitely living the life... experiencing new things, learning new ...

... a few bits I need to try on to see if they'll make the final cut to come on this adventure with me. But, apart from that I'm pretty much sorted. I'm thinking that I'm forgetting something but Im a tad anal so Im prob just worrying for worrying sake. Few bits to get from town then thats me! So, I'll update again when Im off and let you know how Im getting on.

... than I already was. <br><br>Eventually, the two bedraggled travellers arrived in the pub cum hotel that nestles in the centre of Little Langdale. We ordered hot chocolate and literally wrang out our socks and trousers in the sink in the Ladies. Eartha called it wrinkling out, which was kind of how I felt - wet and wrinkly.<br><br>The last leg of the trek was back across fields and the charming Slater's bridge. This twisty, characterful bridge is made of ...

... grids and past a lethal looking ford. The potholes were serious puddles. I'm sure my right headlamp dipped underwater as we drove through one of them.<br><br>Finally we arrived and dragged our bedding in as fast as we could before it succumbed to the wet onslaught. Vince was sitting infront of the open fire, doing a cross-word. The rest of the ridiculously hardy BMC had walked to the pub (20 minutes ...

... stuff is planned.<br><br>Now we are starting to get an idea of which are the 'must not be missed' places along the way - we can't possibly see everywhere and experience everything but shortlisting is going to be tricky!<br> The current plan is....<br> India - Sri Lanka - Singapore - Australia - New Zealand - Fiji - Argentina - Uruguay<br> Can't wait!<br>

... everytime i'm in town... so many great titles for cheap!! I wish I could just buy them all and ship them home!! <br><br> I've done a fair bit of walking around Lancaster, I found the Lancaster Castle, the Judge's Lodgings, the museum, the town hall... all the historical buildings, but i've yet to go inside them all. I guess I've just been waiting for the right day/time... i've usually had something to do at home, usually a million 22+ paged readings for one ...

... that Hersey's chocolate!". I personally have to agree, having become quite the connoisseur of Cadbury's (I bought a block last night that was filled with chocolate fudge). <br><br>My next main point of weekly excitement came on Wednesday night when we went down to hang out with our friends downstairs. They were all too excited when they saw that those plastic cups from American party movies really do exist. Unfortunately, long tables are themselves also nonexistent in ...

... mist, though we could hardly make out either the landmarks or the muffled commentary.<br><br>Bowness-on-Windermer e is a pretty little town with an old stone church in the centre. We took a brief wander round the church and up and down the high street. Donny did some window shopping. <br><br>Back at the shore, there was a jetty with a bird on every post. If the light had been better, it would have been a ...

... boggy slopes, crossed a stream by hopping from rock to stone and staggered gratefully back to the sanctuary of the cottage. Donny, in particular had done remarkably well, being only nine. The walk had taken eight hours and was probably less than eight miles long as the crow flies or even as the wolf runs, for that matter. It had been rather up and down though. We'd ascended and descended over 1000 feet, if you add up all the highs and lows.

... Club members, who were probably in one of the three pubs to be found in Coniston. We sat in the car for a bit and looked up at the stars. The sky was clear, velvety black and smothered in stars. The milky way was splashed across the centre of the night. The plough sat on the horizon like a massive saucepan placed there by the gods. <br><br>Eventually, we decided to have another look for the key, and ...