England's Lakeland district is described as probably the prettiest part of the country and we were heading there from the Highlands of Scotland. First stop was Fort William on the Scottish West Coast. There was time enough to wander the main street and have a good look around.
Next stop was a cruise on Loch Lomond. We enjoyed a 30 minute cruise, however it was not comparable to the cruise we had through the Whitsundays in October of last year. The weather was cool and you needed subtitles to translate the broad Scottish accent of the guy giving the commentary!
The bus continued on for quite some time until we arrived at Bowness at a quaint older style hotel in the middle of the lake district. The hotel room floorboards squeaked and the bathroom was almost as big as the sleeping area. It was used by several of the tour companies as an overnight stopover.
We were on a bus tour of the area fairly early next morning. Trish and I popped down through the town to see Lake Windermere. We followed narrow roads on our tour and wound our way through picturesque countryside. Eventually we landed at the town of Grasmere, the home of the English Poet William Wordsworth. His house is shown below!
From there it was across the lake on another cruise to catch a steam train. These two activities were optional extras for those who wanted to have a go.
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