Turned out to be a gorgeous Sunday the night after chimichangas and margs. We hit the hills of Old Man Coniston. Armed with water, trail mix and our new camera we thought the mapless day wouldn't go wrong. We found the trailhead and came across mountain streams and a beautiful lake within two hours. Old Man Coniston is an old mining village set in the pristine hills of the Cumbrian Mountains. We also came across some old drafty mine shafts, but didn't have the nerve to venture too far inside. Of all the walks we have done, this was the first we have done without a map. No biggy you might think, but with paths opening up into vast pastures and mountainsides, seeming direction becomes questionable. We nailed it. We even made it back to the car within 10 minutes of our parking pass expiring! A beautiful day with my beautiful wife.
Our day started out in Kendal. Some shopping led to a day full of penguins! We wandered the markets and saw some stuffed animal penguins. Perfect for Dylan we thought. Next we popped into a few stores and I found a shirt I liked, made by no other company than 'Penguin'. Strange. Soon thereafter we stopped in another store, found another shirt, and yes, made by 'Penguin'. After that, what choice did we have but to go to the local zoo?!? Erin tells me she has seen giraffe's just off the road outside Barrow, so on the way home we sought out to complete our day of the penguin. We found it!!! Lions, tigers and bears, oh my, don't forget the penguins!!! Good fun and quite nice I must admit for a roadside zoo in northwest England.
