So we wake up to an amazing day of sunshine as so happy that I had packed a pair of shorts but not so happy did not have my razor for my legs but hey ho as I am getting older my hair is going grey so had a double check and thought until I find a boots chemist I can make sure I do a river dance so no one can notice any hairy legs!!
Anyway Mike decides he is going to have a shower in the motorhome which I think is a good idea until when he got in the water was not really hot - but then we remember if you put the heating on the water takes second best - so he waits - now is where the fun starts whilst we are having brekkie I notice water rushing out of the van bottom! Wow now panic mode starts we turn off the water pump and look in our under storage units and they are soaked with water also. So after shouting and screaming like a typical princess I calm down and we take everything out of under storage and then start drying everything up. Then
starts Inspector Clouseau as I am the investigator. Mike in the bathroom wanting a shower and water running out of the van! So I get under the motorhome and ask him to put the water pump on - and the water pumps out well not a little but a bloody river - not a way you would like a shower as laying down putting on Molton Brown shower gel does not work and if they do a promotion on this I can tell you NO NO NO. So after lots of facebook posts on the Carthago owners page with lots of suggestions decided that need a bit more technical knowledge on pressure etc but to tell you the truth this group is amazing!
So we decide to take the train from Staveley to Windermere and get off at the end of the line - do we recognise anything NO. We have been through Windermere or so we thought (watch this space) many times visiting Brian and Gill (friends of ours). Where is the lake ?? It is massive - then realise that we have always been to Bowness - so catch the bus and Mike is free as he is an old bugger and I have to pay nearly the same as both of us on the train return - is this right I dont think so but hey ho what am about I am away and so many people would love to be in my position.
So we find the lake, YES that big bit of WATER. It was so busy, I decided I dont like crowds. Now many of you probably dont know even pre covid I have a dislike of crowds and can have panic attacks, so back on the bus back to the train station. On the train back to Staveley and guess what we have to stop off at Hawkshead Brewery it would not be right if we did not partake in a beer or two.
I had seen when we were going back from Hawkshead Brewery there was a Blind Chocolatier and yes, had to visit. Our neighbour Gill is amazing and always feeds our fish and picks up our post so we like to bring her something back from where we go - even though she never expects anything. So here I go and bought a few bits from the blind chocolatier for her. I hope she likes and can understand due to reasons I do not want to go into here if not acceptable - but fingers crossed.
Anyway we start walking across the field and Mike the Pied Piper of sheep they all start following him, ha ha
So now back in the van and thinking how am I going to sort our water issue out - had some great thoughts on getting someone local, and also from my Carthago group use google - normally use this for facials etc ha ha typical princess stuff - lets hope we sort.
