From Lakes to Edinburgh
Last day of the tour. It has been fantastic as far as places visited were concerned, Andy our guide and brilliant driver, and of course meeting up with Zoe. The group was pleasant enough and we got on fine, but no deep and meaningful friendships! As we drove away fromKeswick, a last glimpse of the pretty yellow poppies which seem to grow so well in walls and crevasses! Our drive today was quite long, with two main stops. We drove towards the Pennines and over a pass through a national park, with the claim that it was amongst the ten most beautiful drives in the world! It was nice, but probably amongst the top ten in Cumbria. Perhaps I have been spoilt? The stop at the Roman Army Museum was very informative and interesting, focussing particularly on Life on Hadrian's Wall, with a great 3D film. It meant that when we arrived at Steelrigg Hadrian's Wall, it was of much more interest. Of the 80-mile wall which stretched from east to west and was for protection as well as to contro...