Lake District: October 18-23, 2006

We stayed a day in Scotland while Zoe recovered from a cold, then headed to the Lake District, England to meet with Amy Dobson, Zoe's friend from high school. Amy's mom was away from her rather large estate, so it was just the 3 of us living it up in the mansion. We stayed in our own wing and our shower was super deluxe, with water issuing from various angles, and a eucalyptus steam bath option. The air was fresh and Autumny there. A lot of chatting, cooking, eating, relaxing and a couple of nice hikes cured Zoe's cold and prepared us for our trip to come: 5 weeks in continental Europe. We'll catch the ferry across to Belgium after Craig's Great Aunt's 90th birthday celebration in Edinburgh on 25 October.