May 6 Lake Windermere

We were up early this morning and on the road before 9 am heading north. Google maps led us on a "shortcut" through Liverpool. On the map it looked like a ring road but after having to pay a toll to go through a tunnel under the Mersey River we then limped along from one suburb to another until we made our way to the M6 heading north. There was a lot of traffic heading south with it being the last day of the Bank Holiday weekend. I would not have liked heading that way towards Manchester and Birmingham later in the day.
After a stop for a coffee on the way we arrived at Bowness on Lake Windermere about midday and even found a carpark relatively easily.
We had a quick sandwich in the van and then took a ferry ride to the top of the lake which was a pleasant way to pass a couple of hours. The scenery is lovely although it is quite noticeable that there are mountains suddenly appearing on the horizon to the north instead of the rolling hills we have experienced so far on the trip. Tomorrow we venture into Scotland.Read more