the windermere hotel!
The wind in your face
the water is unbelievably sparking clear!
The water is clear and amazingly reflective
The views near the top!
The views look pretty unreal
the views from the clouds
The vast open plains
The upper decks
The Ullswater lake where we had our steamer ride
The tranquility is awesome!
The trail runs along it
The town of windermere in the distance
The town is generally rather hilly
The town is buzzing with lots of really nice joints!
The tide levels are optimal
The steamer had been through quite alot for a ship!
The start of the climb
The start of summer sees sprouts
The stairway to heaven!
the spot is popular with caravan campers
The skies were largely overcast today
The size is respectable, though not exaclty big
the sailboats are still here!
The road to the main town of Ambleside and Stockgill
The place is surrounded by mountains!
The place is real breezy!
The peaks do look daunting!
The peak is actually higher than it looks
The path soon degrades into a grassy climb
The neatly manicured lawns so screams JUMP ON ME!
The mountain top grassy plains
The Moot hall in the background
The Meadowdore Cafe, in the little town of Coniston
The locals are very helpful!
the lake side "beach"
The lake runs along some
The lake looks very different from up here
the lake is amazingly calm and tranquil
The lake is a popular sailing spot too
The lake at sunset
The lady chugging faithfully along behind us
The lack of mosquitoes is also veryyyy reassuring.
The internal transit train to Windermere
The inn looks exactly like it did on Google images!
The iconic windermere hotel
The hall from the gardens
The grass is always greener on the other side!
The gardens from the hall
The gang on the (lower) hills!