Tourist for a day.

Ancient fellwalkers who have been put out to limestone grassland are well known for avoiding Lake District honeypots such as Bowness on Windermere. Here on sunny days a couple of thousand people will arrive in their cars but never venture more than a couple of hundred yards from them. After a cursory look at the lake and the hills they will descend on the fast food outlets and the souvenir shops.

But I have to recognise that my young grandsons do not (yet) share my cynical view. They have climbed the Knott and been to the nature reserves. Now they asked for a cruise on Lake Windermere to Bowness. It would be churlish to say no. And so we boarded the famous “Tern” built in 1891 and still cruising the lake. The last time I was on this boat was in the 1970s with The Registrars of 70 universities who were taking a break from their annual conference. If it had sunk the career opportunities would have been tremendous.

After that it was a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum, which is very good.
Here is just a glimpse. The 1936 Bentley 4.25 litres owned by world land and water speed record holder, Sir Donald Campbell.

As an extra I could not resist the Laburnum in the garden. It is at its best.