24th march 2009

Wow soon got to the last day of the holiday (rest.) Not sure it has been a rest as have been quite busy up in the garden during the nice spells of weather. With Nicks’ help managed to clean out the overgrown pond and tidy up the bog garden. The overgrown pond was hard work and you would not believe the amount of rotting leaves and other stuff that was in there. That took a few hours to clear and probably explains why my back is a little sore now. There are some pictures below.

Had just one day out to The Lake District (pictures below) which was breathtakingly beautiful countryside. We drove to Penrith then Carlisle and then looped around Keswick before coming back to Penrith. Hope the photos manage to capture some of the scenery.

Mike has landed in Sydney and already has walked across THE TOP of the Sydney harbour bridge ...not sure I could do that, been to the Opera House for a concert, been to the Blue Mountains and Bondi beach. He seems really taken with the city...and it sounds fantastic.

I’ll keep this short for the moment and write more a little later...so have a great day.