We’re not going far this year so over the summer we’ve been enjoying the pleasures of trying to find things to do nearer to home to keep us and the kids amused.  We’ve popped down to Keswick a couple of times and had some great days out to Dynamic Earth, The Burrell Collection and Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery.

The thing is, and I know I sound like a grumpy old man now, but it COSTS A FORTUNE to stay at home!!!

Anyway, now that the complaining is out of the way, we’ve had, and continue to have, lots of fun.  We’ve gone to the local park and ridden our bikes and played football and camped (not in the local park!) and climbed hills and cruised in boats and met friends and eaten the best fish and chips and cakes.  And that was just this weekend.

We both have this week off work and college and the boys are here so hopefully lots more fun to come.

And we’re winning the Gadget Show competition this week so don’t bother entering.  Thanks.

I was in the Lake District in England yesterday and today.  We had hoped to go climb a hill but the weather early this morning was foul so we ended up wandering around Keswick and taking photos.  All in all, a good day I think!  Here’s my favourite snap.  More on Flickr.

Climb a hill!

Today we got up early and headed off to one of our favourite places in the world, Keswick in the English Lake District.  The weather was great and we climbed most of the way up Catbells, the hill in the picture above.  (That’s not the top you can see!)  Avril wasn’t feeling great so we came back down before the steep rocky section at the top.

The views are stunning, looking over Lake Derwent Water and Keswick.  We’re heading back down next Saturday with the small boys to meet friends for a mountain climbing adventure!