We had a fabulous last full day in Edinbugh in balmy low 20's & sunny skies. We first did a tour of the Queen's former yatch Britannia (more likely a ship) which was decommissioned in the late 1990's & is now a tourist attraction in Edinburgh. After this we split up to do different things but we & Jim & Fi both ended up visiting Holyrood Palace - where the Queen stays when visiting Edinburgh. Jim had also found a tower to climb!
The evening was superb - we went to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It was a fabulous collection of performances of bands from various parts of the world, little kids doing tricks on mini motorbikes, Scottish dancing, singing, rifle drills & fireworks all set against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle which had images projected onto it. It was an amazing evening especially because the weather was so good!
On Tuesday we picked up 2 hire cars & drove to the Lakes District of Cumbria in northern England. Our accommodation was a relaxed walk beside sheep pastures from the busy tourist town of Keswick. We walked about 4 kms around Derwent Water lake & then hopped on a boat to tour the rest of the lake - for Jim this was the best part as he sat outside up the front of the boat & got soaking wet from the spray coming over the bow - he loved it!
On Thursday, Jim & Fi, Anne & Murray left for High Wycombe to spend time with the Lucas's & we stayed on in Keswick & visited some of the surrounding lakes & other sights.
On Saturday we arrived in London to prepare for our return home & especially to have lunch with Jamie Mulvaney & Naomi Evans along with the Hares & Neil's.
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