Lake District 2018

We had a great time walking in the Lake District. We found newts and lots of frog spawn. We enjoyed caves and hills!

Day 1 - rain gauge

Today we made a rain gauge so we can measure rain fall over the month.  We followed instructions here on how to make it.We have dug it a little into the ground so it doesn't fall over.

Walk round Cambridge 2

 Today we did the second walkcam2012 route - the yellow one which takes3.3 miles (or if you start at our house 7.8 miles). I had visions of enthralling the girls with my knowledge of all the sights we would pass (as I had the booklet with all the info in: http://www.walkcam2012.co.uk/#/yellow-route/4559390127) but they went on scooters and generally were so far ahead of me I couldn't talk to them. Some of the streets were narrow so care was needed so ensure everyone was safe!The walk had some lovely parts. I don't think I have ever seen the UL close up.

 

And I love the view from the Garret Hostel Lane bridge which is the only public bridge in this area and is the main thoroughfare for pedestrians and cyclists between the west side and the centre of Cambridge. It is really is steep however, supposedly to slow down cyclists. I love the view over Claire gardens and the river.

 I had never noticed these gargoyles on top of Caius before now!

Views over Cambridge

The girls are enjoying looking outwards and using other blogs to find out about places round the world but following on from hosting our photowalk round Cambridge I though the girls ought to find out more about their city! To start them off today we climbed the Tower of Great St. Mary's (http://www.gsm.cam.ac.uk/visitors/church-and-tower/) which is described as having the best view in Cambridge. 123 stairs later it certainly was impressive! The girls enjoyed pointing out places they knew and wondering what other places could be. We could see King's, the University library, the river, the Lion Yard car park - I could go on! It was cheap to climb as well which is good and you get 10% in their lovely cafe down the road (the Michaelhouse cafe in Trinity street) which is well worth a visit independently.