Well Done That

SONG - Fisherman’s Blues by the Waterboys

Day 18 - Thurs. May 17

After having breakfast in Windermere and saying goodbye to Poppy & her parents we then headed north to Castlerigg standing stones and Hadrians wall. 

After a few wrong turns going to Castlerigg we found our way to the 3000BC stones just east of Keswick.

While they are not massive like Stonehenge, these are more intimate, romantic, impressive and much less crowded. Still they give me the feeling of our ancient ancestors and their incredible knowledge to build this stone circle to most likely keep track of astrology, the seasons, stars and sun.

Oh yes, they also built it so Jeanette could time travel through the stones just like in Outlander!

Our next stop is Lanercost Priory, east of Carlisle

Welcome to Lanercost

The photo above shows the church on the upper left and part of the priory ruins on the right and directly below. 

The church is in the left with the vicarage on the right

All that is left of the gatehouse 

The view from inside the church looking out a the priory ruins

The charter for the priory was founded in 1166 and dissolved by Henry VIII in 1536. Valuables were confiscated, the canons turned out and stones, lead & timber was used for other purposes.  

2 pm - Time for lunch!

Sitting outside of the tea house at Lanercost was the perfect spot to enjoy our lunch! After sharing a chicken salad on toasted sourdough & a yummy piece of lime & courgette (zucchini) cake we decided to head on up to Scotland as we still had a two plus hour drive.

We made it to Glasgow and once again Mr. B did a fabulous job driving and he even got a compliment today when he had to drive past a piece of road equipment with very little forgiveness. One of the road crew said “A good bit of driving, well done that!”

A delicious dinner and wine at our hotel - Hotel du Vin - in a quiet part of Western Glasgow. 

Looking forward to exploring the city tomorrow!

The traditional Scottish Gaelic toast when raising a glass to say ‘cheers’ is Slàinte mhath which is pronounced slan-ge-var