York to the Lake District
We are just so unbelievably lucky with the weather! The day started cloudy with just a few drops of rain, but by the time we reached our first stop, the lovely, but small, Aysgarth. Falls, the sky had cleared and we could really appreciate the wonderful landscape we were driving through. We visited Jervaulx Abbey, set in the midst of sheep farming area. It was derelict but oh so besutiful, with dozens of wild flowers growing in every crevace of the ruins. We watched in great amusement as hundreds of ewes and lambs raced to follow a tractor which obviously was carrying some sort of yummy pellets for the sheep. No sheep dogs required to gather those sheep - they definitely followed like sheep! Our lunch stop was at The Wensleydale Cheese factory and its little neighbouring village. They were very generous with cheese tasting, with over twenty absolutely delicious cheeses to taste. There were just so many different tastes, all fabulous. I ended up buying a cheese with sweet ch...