Our last full day in the Lakes was another
beautiful, hot and sunny day, so we drove first to Ashness Bridge,
where we let Jack run around and play on the rocks.
Then we made a brief stop at Surprise View, so
Karen could see the view across Derwent Water, and then we drove to
Watendlath Tarn, where we walked to the Tarn and Jack watched the ducklings.
When the tea shop opened, we had a drink and bought some duck food,
and then went back to let Jack feed the ducks, which he really liked.
Then we drove across to Whinlatter Forest Park,
where we had an excellent lunch at the Visitors Centre, before making
our way back to the campsite, so Jack could play with his kite and
football and other toys he had accumulated during the holiday.
The following morning, we packed the tent straight
after breakfast and set off on our long car journey back to the south
coast after a wonderful holiday. |
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| ARriving at watendlath tarn |
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| jack sets off for the tarn |
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| the entrance to the tea shop |
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| the packhorse bridge over watendlath beck |
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| watching the ducks |
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| watendlath tarn |
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| by watendlath tarn |
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| david admires the view by the tarn |
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| mallard duckling |
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| watendlath tarn |
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| jack runs off to check out some more ducklings |
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| hen asleep under the bench |
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| at the tea shop |
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| male chaffinch |
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| male chaffinch waiting to see what we leave behind |
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| hen by the tea shop |
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| back to the tarn to feed the ducks |
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| feeding the ducks |
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| crossing the stream by the tarn |
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| watendlath tarn |
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| david feeds the ducks |
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| female mallard and ducklings |
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| watendlath tarn |
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| watendlath hamlet |
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| feeding the ducklings |
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| black knapweed |
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| by the tarn |
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| on the packhorse bridge |
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| the picturesque tea rooms |
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| welsh poppy |
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| time to go |
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| the osprey statue at whinlatter forest park |
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| checking out the osprey nest scale model |
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| lunch at the visitors centre |
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| siskins |
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| jack sets off into the badger sett outside the visitors
centre |
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| meeting a very large badger in the sett |
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| by the osprey statue |
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| karen and jack spot some travellers in keswick |
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| saying hello to the horses |
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| jack plays with his rocket launcher |
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| the art of kite flying |
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| view from the campsite |
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| playing hide and seek |
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| jack takes off with the ball |
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| a budding cricketer |
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| a bit of friendly (?!) playfighting |
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| gotcha grandad!!! |
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| breakfast al fresco before we set off for home... |
