7 August 2025 Harrogate

Walk into Hawes for a coffee at The Bikers cafe spotted some lovely knitting in town.

A good drive down through Leyburn about a 2hr drive down slight rain so not to busy.

6 August 2025 Hawes

Glad to be leaving this site at Braithwaite must remember to put this place on my DO NOT VISIT LIST.

Cycle into Keswick before leaving for a 2hr drive down to Hawes again decided to go down to Friars Crag.

Good drive down through the lakes most of the traffic coming north. Stopped at the Harvester for my usual coffee and carrot cake yummy.

5 August 2025 Keswick

Before rain

After Rain

Meet up with friends for a coffee at a hotel down Borrowdale lunch then a cycle into town to see how much the Lake had risen after 2 days of rain.

The weather has turned out well this evening I heard friends were up from Yorkshire for 2 days so got the bike out again and cycled back into Keswick for a meet up GREAT have not seen them for years and they are still FAB just need to see their MUM and sister now to make my year XX

4 August 2025 Keswick

Wow I am glad I went for a last cycle late yesterday up to Barf to get some pictures in this garden….. at least I have some pictures to put up. Bad storm last night and lots of rain this morning.

Just managed a cycle this morning and then rain so have been finishing a drawing for a friend.

2 August 2025 Keswick

Yesterday 2 nd August had a cycle in town then some shopping in Workington then carried on to a very SPECIAL friends BIRTHDAY (great) lovely to see all the family again XX

3 August 2025 Keswick Rain first thing then a cycle into town to help a friend he is not looking to well at the moment (you need to eat more when work done he treat me to lunch I mean coffee an cake in a terrible COSTA in Keswick.

In the afternoon another cycle into town to Derwent water lake saw a couple more friends today WOW

1 August 2025 Keswick

Walk into Hawes for a coffee at the cheese place coffee machine broke ???? so back to the van and headed for The Havester at Ingleton yummy coffee and carrot cake a few road works on the journey up to Keswick taking a total of 3 hours with a coffee stop.

The facilities are probably the only good thing about this site ! not sure I want to stop 5 days but .

A cycle into town to see a friend he needs some help with some work spotted a couple of friends I haven’t seen for a long time.

Had another cycle into Keswick in the evening down to the Lake.

31 July 2025 Hawes

Friends drove up to see me had a great catchup and 2 coffees WOW I see this dude is still hear although he has changed his clothes since June 24.

Drove round to Hardraw Force Waterfall they have a money collection tree here like Bolton Abby.

30 July 2025 Hawes

Scary Monster on the way in to town

Walk into Barney before leaving for Hawes driving through lovely Yorkshire countryside getting stuck behind tractors UGH. Got held up at reception ????

Walk into Hawes after lunch and some washing. Sorted out a lovely tea room for my stay ideal for knits.

On my way into town spotted this but denied entry not old enough they said.

This is why the webcam is not on at the Bike cafe in Hawes on Skyline webcams.

29 July 2025 Barnard Castle

I think this bridge was just built for the water pipe originally.

Up early as usual to have a good look around before it gets busy. Love the below.

The castle is big.

Lots of different routes in to town so came back via the woods.

A second walk into town again in the afternoon.

27 July 2025 Harrogate

Usual meet up coffee and cycle into Harrogate.

28 July 2025 Barnard Castle

Moving day A66 Ugh stay away from it. coffee before leaving.

Walk into town after lunch to see if any changes takes about 15 mins walk.

I wondered why you don’t see many of these toilets about it’s because there isn’t a lot of Gentlemen about.

Very unusual to see an Owl at this time of the day.