We had a very smooth crossing on the ferry, with good views of the Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales and the Blackpool coast.
We also went past many wind farms
And arrived at Douglas on time
With just a short walk to the hotel…
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Isle of Man ferry
We had another explore of Heysham Village and the heritage centre this morning, then got a lift to the port and are now on the ferry awaiting departure.
Heysham Afternoon
After a cup of tea at the hotel, we wandered along the coast to Morecambe.
A lovely path along the cliffs to Heysham Village.
The village has a small church on the clifftop, with a graveyard sweeping down to the sea
Heysham Village was a lovely spot, so unlike the industrial aspect of the port.
After a quick drink in the local pub, we wandered along the coast to Morecambe.
The path decorations were interesting…
A quick drink in a pub in Morecambe, then back to Heysham for supper.
More excellent beers later, we walked back to the hotel
Heysham
We had a good journey to Heysham – everything went very smoothly with no rush!
The hotel room is very good, with a view of Morecambe Bay (and the industrial part of Heysham) from the balcony.
We can also see the ferry that we’ll catch tomorrow
Off to explore Heysham Village now…
Maisemore and the River Severn
A lovely sunny day today, so we drove to Maisemore (just north of Gloucester) and walked along the River Severn to the Boat Inn at Ashleworth.
Some very interestingly packaged geocaches on route.
After a refreshing beer, we headed up the hill to eat our sandwiches.
Further on, we walked through a deer farm
Then back towards the river, stopping at some more interesting geocaches
An excellent walk, and we now have 2 tired dogs!
Robinswood Hill
This mornings walk was in the local Country Park just outside Gloucester.
It was a nice area, albeit a bit damp underfoot due to a bit of rain overnight.
Part of it used to be a quarry – amazingly there were a couple of paths going up the slope (used by the brave or stupid only!)
Halfway up, the views were good – the hill isn’t that high, but when it’s in a river valley, it seems so.
We then climbed up to the beacon at the top
Then back down, passing a few geocaches on the way. All in all, a nice walk, though steep in places!
Purton Hulks
We walked from Sharpness to Purton along the Sharpness and Gloucester canal today.
Weather was better than forecast, which makes a nice change!
This is a model of a swing bridge that took the railway over the canal (and River Severn) before it was destroyed in 1960. Hidden underneath was a magnetic geocache…
Then past the Purton Hulks, which are old ships used to reinforce the canal bank from the ravages of the River Severn.
We then walked on to Purton to a pub, but it is only now open at lunchtimes on a weekend…
