We are in the Lake District. We have been looking forward to this for weeks, we all love the Lake District!
We got here later than intended though. We set off approx 10.30am, but got caught up on the motorway M6 at junction 33 as a car had overturned and a twin axle caravan had jackknifed :-( The motorway had two lanes closed and it set us back over an hour. We had intended to go around the shops and grab some lunch in Kendal but we simply didn't have time in the end. We came off the motorway early and found the nearest McDonalds which was in Lancaster via sat nav where we sat down to eat lunch at................... 3pm! Kids were golden and didn't moan once, it helped that we played loud music (Queen, Bon Jovi, Savage Garden) and sang out loud - we got very strange looks from other cars!
We came straight to Ambleside and went to the Tesco Express to get some things for tonight and tomorrow and then checked in 4.30pm. We half unpacked and realised we had forgotton butter for toast and sandwich's tomorrow so had to go back to Tesco. We stopped off at the Lake on the way back to feed the ducks though there were no ducks there only geese and swans.
Mark took Anais and Roman to the swimming pool and supervised from the side while I stayed in the apartment to unpack some things and cook tea.
Tonight we ate tea (pizza for the kids, curry for us) and watched "White House Down" which we brought on DVD to bring away with us as Anais has wanted to see this since it was released at the cinema last year.
We got here later than intended though. We set off approx 10.30am, but got caught up on the motorway M6 at junction 33 as a car had overturned and a twin axle caravan had jackknifed :-( The motorway had two lanes closed and it set us back over an hour. We had intended to go around the shops and grab some lunch in Kendal but we simply didn't have time in the end. We came off the motorway early and found the nearest McDonalds which was in Lancaster via sat nav where we sat down to eat lunch at................... 3pm! Kids were golden and didn't moan once, it helped that we played loud music (Queen, Bon Jovi, Savage Garden) and sang out loud - we got very strange looks from other cars!
We came straight to Ambleside and went to the Tesco Express to get some things for tonight and tomorrow and then checked in 4.30pm. We half unpacked and realised we had forgotton butter for toast and sandwich's tomorrow so had to go back to Tesco. We stopped off at the Lake on the way back to feed the ducks though there were no ducks there only geese and swans.
Mark took Anais and Roman to the swimming pool and supervised from the side while I stayed in the apartment to unpack some things and cook tea.
Tonight we ate tea (pizza for the kids, curry for us) and watched "White House Down" which we brought on DVD to bring away with us as Anais has wanted to see this since it was released at the cinema last year.
Driving towards Windermere, can you see the snow topped mountain in the distance?
Driving towards Windermere, this view always chokes me up! Down the main road, down the dip in the hill, up the other side and come to the brow of the hill and you can just catch a glance of Lake Windermere! You know then you are almost there!
Feeding the geese and swans at Waterhead, ducks in hiding, they must have known Anais and Roman were coming!
Waterhead, Ambleside looking down the lake towards the piers.
Pics for mom and dad of the apartment. Spookily this is the same apartment Jenny and Steve used to to own (timeshare) and we stayed here for a week with them in March 2006 when Anais was three, almost four years old and various weekends when we came to visit them in years prior to that.
Dining room to kitchen.
Kitchen. Saucepans are out as I already prepared all my veg from Tesco for tea tomorrow (gammon dinner). There is a mini freezer in the cupboard under the electric hob.
Bathroom
I will do pictures of the bedrooms tomorrow as 1, the kids are in bed asleep and 2, the case is in our room on the bed as I haven't finished unpacking our things yet.
Mark gave me 15 balls of wool this morning! He went to Hobbycraft to use the voucher for £5 off a £20 spend before it expired on 31st January. The wool was also on offer 3 balls for 2 which made it a bargain. He thought I could make some things on holiday :-) I had already planned to bring the wicker basket with odd balls of wool in so the kids can have a go at making pom poms this week with the pom pom makers. Now we could turn the apartment into a wool shop!
Thanks! xxxx
Thanks! xxxx
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