Oh, another rainy day, so we had to think of something to do that wouldn't involve being soaked to the bone... so we headed for the
Lakeside to Haverthwaite steam train! You could argue that going to the Lake District on a rainy day is not a very good idea... and you'd be right. It's just really pretty there, but on rainy, foggy days, you kind of don't get to see much of the prettiness!!
We made the best of it, though. We had a wet stop at Windermere, where we got lunchy nibbles from a couple of different little bakeries and would have been happy to wander the streets and munch on yummies, but the rain forced us back to the car. We had time to kill before the steam train so we stopped at the
Lakeland Motor Museum and spent far too much money to look at some neat old cars and planes. The best part was that Andy got to pose with his first car ever, an Allegra.
The steam train ride was nice, very steamy. After that, Maddie began regular pronouncements of, "I love castles,
and I love steam trains!!" We finished off the day in grandest fashion, with a trip to
Blackpool, where Andy used to holiday with this parents and grandparents. We had a fish and chip dinner, quite satisfying, then headed
to the pier for games and rides at the arcade and then (Ollie's much anticipated) ride on the LIGHT UP TRAIN that goes the whole length of the
Illuminations! Just so exciting.
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