The Lakes, mountains and dales.

Keswick 

We are so lucky that we booked our accommodation here as it coincides with the Keswick Convention. Three thousand or more Christian charismatics at the one spot... how lucky are we?

The one thing that this district is famous for is the scenery. It is truly fabulous and thousands of people are here to trek, climb, cycle and generally outdo each other with feats of endurance and pain. So we have generously stood back and not contributed to any congestion on the mountain trails. 

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View from our room

We started exploring after first going to mass at St. Joseph's in Cockermouth. The choir in this little village church was fantastic and certainly rivalled our own parish music ministry. Fr.Tom gave a great sermon with a pause for personal reflection in the middle. He told me afterwards that it was the fourth time he had delivered it this weekend. "Fair enough to need a breather!" I replied. We spent a few hours wandering around this beautiful old town. Lots of tiny little laneways that lead into gardens shops and cottages. We found a lovely little cafe down one of these that did delicious coffee and toasties. 

Then it was more exploring through lanes that would test even the most hardened of rally drivers. At places you had to stop and inch past the oncoming vehicle and on two occasions they were double decker buses would you believe? (Driver war brown pants!).

We finished the day back in Keswick and visited the famous pencil museum. You know the one where Derwent colored pencils come from? Poss was in seventh heaven and would have broken the bank with one set of pencils selling for £250. Needless to say they are still in the shop!

Well we are now going to head into town for some tea and a pint.

Love to you all, stay safe and well. Poss and Pop