Monday morning in Cockermouth and all was quiet

Monday morning in Cockermouth and all was quiet, at least until we rolled back into town

The kids quickly found something of interest…

The town was looking pretty shiny after the big flood clean up and refurbishment

And business looked as if it may be back to normal

Well, if you call that normal

Back on the road, we headed up Lorton Vale towards the mist and mountains

We struggled a bit up the Whinlatter Pass

But there were signs of Spring to distract

And words of strategically placed encouragement

Up at the top of the pass there was time to explore the Whinlatter Forest

The kids still had energy to explore the Wild Play Area

And the spirit to help each other out

Summitting Whinlatter was good preparation
for tackling the Pennines later in the week

And everyone enjoyed the descent down
to reach the North Lakes Town of Keswick
beyond which lay our accommodation for the night,
at the family run Lyzzick Hall Hotel