Three days of driving

 As the title of this post indicates, there is not much to report, nor many photos, but to continue the diary aspect of this blog....

The first days drive was still going through some lovely Scottish scenery

Don and I shared the driving through showery weather to a nondescript Holiday Inn Express, just south of Glasgow.

We stretched our legs with a walk around a man made lake used for competitive rowing

before we got back on the road, motorways all the way,

South to Manchester.

Here we stayed in a great pub hotel

situated in an area

that felt like it had been a village

before it got gobbled up by Manchester.

 

Dinner at the pub and then an extensive, help yourself breakfast area in the morning. Heather and Don helped me get my things downstairs and waited with me, for the cab, that took me to pick up my rental car. They were going to spend the day in Manchester, before leaving for home, the following day.

I allowed the Sat Nav to guide me out of Manchester and in to Northern Wales and then ignored it as I wanted to get down to the sea.

At first the area was very industrial

Then the coast became beaches backed by dunes with lots of holiday camps and caravan parks.

It is school break and although the weather isn't great there were lots of families out and about.

I had a short conversation with the owner of this dog as I had not seen a black and white Newfoundland before

The Landseer is a dog that originated in Canada. It is a black and white variety of the Newfoundland that is recognised as an independent breed in continental Europe. from Wikipedia

I let the Sat Nav take over again and was guided on twisty, turny, narrow roads through Snowdonia National Park. I realized how nice it had been to share the driving with Don as there was little opportunity to enjoy the landscape while focusing on missing sheep (and on coming cars).

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