I've been everywhere man...

I've just had the most amazing week.  Yesterday my uncle took me driving; up, over, down, and across the lakes.  We travelled over a vast amount of land and took the ferry accross  Derwent Water to Windemere and then through Keswick with a side trip which included some shopping.  Then today he took me to Moncaster Castle.  Wow, the gardens were full of Rhododendrums and the castle was lovely.  The family still lives in the castle and they narrated the audio tour which gave it a personal touch.  My cousins and I finished off this excellent break with dinner out.  I really do consider myself blessed, to have been given this wonderful gift of getting to know my family.  This is something I will always be thankful for.  It's back to Grimsby tomorrow so I hope you enjoy the last two days of pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Favourite shot of the week, just saying.

Steam powered gondola.

We found a one way road on the mountain and it took us deep into a forest but somehow it seemed tropical.

Crossing on the ferry to Windemere.

Flowers just grow everywhere, even in the rocks.

Airing their dirty laundry at Moncaster castle, maybe this is my favourite.

Consider yourself luck, I took so many pictures of the Rhododendrums that this could be a botanical blog.  I only picked some of my favourites.

Lampshades in the trees, why not!

The view from Moncaster Castle, maybe this is my favourite of the week.

There was also an owl sanctuary.

There were too many great opportunities for the category of my favourite shot of the week.  This is definitely my favourite.