After a 10 hour bus ride on Friday I arrived in the Lake District of Northern England (about 20 miles south of Scotland) with my study abroad program. The scenery looked a lot like something you would see on a postcard from Ireland or Scotland. Many brilliant green rolling hills, hundreds of granite stone fences, english cottages, and countless sheep.
We stayed near the small village of Keswick. On Saturday our program had arranged for us to participate in "adventure activities" but we woke up to pouring rain and really strong winds. We still did some of the activities we had picked out but I had decided I wanted to go sailing on one of the lakes and wasn't able to because the winds were way too strong and there were huge white caps on the lake, so that was a little disappointing. Instead of sailing we kind of just hung around the waters edge, chased some sheep, ran through a lot of sheep poo, and took some awesome pictures of the scenery. In the afternoon I was still able to go absailing down a pretty steep cliff, or so it seemed as it was my first time ever absailing!
Sunday morning we visited the town of Keswick and explored the cobblestone streets and small stores lining them. The trip was a lot of fun, a great chance to meet more people from my program, and a good chance to see more of England!!
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Stumbled in and just wanted to say hi. That sounds like a lot of fun! Stay warm and have a great time!
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i can't believe all the neat things you are doing and experiencing! and i love that you share it with us internets!
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