Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Skipton...

Yesterday I crossed country westwards from York, through Knaresborough and Harrogate to Skipton, in thick fog. Was cheered by these house boats (both for tourists and for residents) on the Skipton canal...





...and more snowdrops in the Skipton Woods through which there was a lovely walk curving round behind the castle and town.



Brrrrrr - can you feel the cold?

And, I spotted the Hawkshead shop!!!!  ;-)

4 comments:

  1. brrrr yes I shivering now hehe... I'm gathering all these names - Fangfoss, Skipton, Hawkshead :o) Can't you just see the family of goblins growing?

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  2. Aahh - House boats. The thought of meandering one's way across Britain from Farmer's Market to Farmer's Market - and the odd pub - is very appealing. John O.

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  3. "Aahh - House boats. The thought of meandering one's way across Britain from Farmer's Market to Farmer's Market - and the odd pub..."

    Now, if I had a copy of 'The Wind in the Willows' I could find a passage that sounds just like that - I think it's in relation to Toad's canary coloured cart... I would love to house boat. I think the pace and the different view of the world would be good for the soul :-)

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