May the Fourth (be with you).....

I know. May the Fourth. It's been said so many times today by so many people.  But I had to say it just the once.

So with that out of the way ......and with DD away for a few nights, we have managed to have a night away - yay! And not in the van (much too cold at night yet with no heating). DH found a lovely little pub about an hour from home for us, not far from Sedbergh. He booked a room for us and when we got there we had not only a double bed and bathroom, but a big sofa and also a small kitchen area! It was lovely. So we ate in the pub at night, had breakfast there this morning, and made hot chocolate for our flasks in the kitchen before heading out walking. 

The pub was lovely - a bit quirky with the decor and set up (they had a craft area between two seating areas) - but the people couldn't have been more helpful. 

So after a good breakfast we set off from the pub for our walk. The weather wasn't very nice to start with this morning. It had rained overnight and was still a bit overcast. And it was a bit windy too! But eventually the sun came out and we had some fabulous views, but the wind didn't really ease much, so it wasn't too warm - we ended up with our gloves on! 

The walk itself was good - a bit tough in places as we were climbing - but we managed to do about 9 miles! Further than what we thought we'd done, so we must be getting better! 

We had some fab views over to the Howgills ....

.....with some of the walk looking in the direction of Dent .....

....(obviously we couldn't see it.....). We found a little shelter for lunch, where we also found a Geocache ....

.....and then headed back with Oscar modelling his lovely windswept look ....

And the really good (and very strange) thing about today? We didn't meet ANYONE - not one single person passed us on the walk. At all. We normally see at least one or two other walkers out wherever we go. Not today. No-one. Not a solitary Being (apart from sheep). How strange is that? 

May already!

Is it really May already? Where does the time go? Our holiday now feels like it's been months since, and that's without being back at work a full week!

The last few days have been pretty manic. A friend at work asked me if I'd make a bracelet for her daughter for next week, in yellow. Sounds easy enough? But not knowing if she wants a stretch bracelet or not, or what charms or beads to use, it's created a bit of a headache for me. So I've come up with a few options for her to take home on Tuesday next week. Yellow beads can come in a variety of shades, so I've had quite a few to play around with, along with the charms.

I've also been at my friends for the past couple of days, helping her make some hanging baskets (we've made about 110 so far in 2 days!). And the good news is that Cheeky is back! If you've been reading my blog for a while you might remember that I posted last year in April to say that there is a swallow who seems to come back each year to my friend's farm. He (we're guessing it's a he) is very, very chatty, and sits very close to the greenhouses. He's arrived back a bit late this year - we were starting to wonder if he wasn't coming back. But he's back, and will no doubt be chattering away to us for the next few weeks.

And DD is away for a few nights now, so we might get a night away (possibly not in the van as it's still been getting a bit chilly at night, and if we don't have electric it can get very cold inside the van). And then hopefully we can get some walking in over the Bank Holiday weekend.