After 8 days of conferences in Germany and the U.S., we were so glad to have Andrew home with the family. Fortunately, he was able to take a few days off for vacation. We have driven north into the Lake District and are enjoying a few days of quiet in a beautiful setting. We are staying in the Lake District National Park, near Derwentwater (this is the name of the lake). Derwentwater is the third largest of the Cumbrian Lakes. It is three miles long, one and a half miles wide, and surround by incredible mountains. This morning we walked down to the marina and rented kayaks and canoes so we could explore our little corner of the lake.
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| Boys in kayaks |
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| Girls in canoe |
Later in the day we hopped on the Keswick Launch, which circles around the lake and allows you to hop on and off at various spots. We rode for awhile before hopping off to take a leisurely stroll through Low Manesty Woods.
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| The ferns covered the whole forest floor |
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| Our trail and the view beyond |
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| View across the marshy land, to the lake and mountain |
We finished our day by walking down to the local pub, The Farmer's Arms, for dinner. Tomorrow we are off to Edinburgh, Scotland for two days, then back to Sheffield.
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