25 Degrees?....

 .....Yes,  in England,  the Lake District to be precise so there was not a moment to spare.

I filled the Morgan with a full tank of gas and we got on the road again.

                                                          Outside the 'Lakeland HQ.

Sadly, in one sense anyway,  thousands of other marooned residents of the UK had similar ideas so although our first stop at the 'Lakeland'  headquarters in Windermere was quiet we soon hit the crowds as we travelled through Bowness.

This is a place that is relatively busy at all times of the year but at present is heaving with visitors.

Outside Blackwell House

So a back road was selected that brought us to Blackwell House, an 'Arts and Crafts'  house that we have visited before but on this occasion,   having avoided the car park and much to my wife's horror driven passed visitors in the cafe,  who admired the car immensely,  I positioned it in an appropriate photogenic spot to collect another photo or two for this blog post! 

Then it was on to a lovely picnic spot that seemed to have been avoided by most where we enjoyed some refreshment and absorbed the scenery.

         View from our picnic spot with the Langdale Pikes just visible in the distance, at far right. 

Our friends who live in a village called Finsthwaite,  just inland from Lakeside,  were our next port of call and we spent a lovely couple of hours with them before heading home via the M6 motorway,  still without ear defenders which we think are an absolute must if travelling on a motorway with the top down.

                                In front of the lich-gate of Finsthwaite church and the church itself.

Wonderful weather and a great day. 

                                                                       Finsthwaite.