** Our Family Vacation In The Lake District – May 2016 **
Day 1 – A Picnic By “Lake Dolly”.
In case you haven’t already figured it out, Rocky, the girls, and I were away on holiday last week. We accompanied the human overlord on a nice little relaxing getaway up north to the breathtaking picturesque national park known as, the Lake District, in Cumbria.
Of course, this was not our first excursion to this scenic location, so we pretty much already knew they lay of the land. Leaving us free to explore and enjoy the area as we pleased upon our arrival … What fun to be given such freedom, hey … Okay, so perhaps our human isn’t QUITE as bad and overbearing as I sometimes make out. But, ahem … Anyway …
We were blessed with lovely weather throughout most of our stay, meaning we were able to have many more outdoor adventures than we anticipated. The first of which was a family picnic at the place we have affectionately named “Lake Dolly”, seeing as it’s a small doll sized lake which is only a short-ish walk from the holiday cottage and concealed amidst the forest. But no-one would ever guess it’s there if you didn’t already know about it to be honest, it’s that hidden !
As you can see from this piccy here though, our special little secret hideaway was JUST as pretty as on our previous visits, and it was the perfect place for us to sit back, chill, and appreciate the magic of nature in all its glory too … Mmmmmmm.
Naturally however, the scenery alone wasn’t enough to keep my two mischievous monkeys occupied for long. They spent most of the time running around chasing one another, rolling in the grass, and generally disturbing the peace as it happens … Kids, hey ! So in the end to pacify the excitable pair, and to get them to sit down for longer than 2 minutes, I offered to read one of their favourite Lake District Stories … ‘The Tale Of Peter Rabbit’ by a very famous former resident of these parts, Beatrix Potter !
Would you believe it, Ruby and Emma were SO enthralled by the story that not only did they calm down, but they also sat still the entire time I was reading to ’em … Even Rocky was quiet as a church mouse too now that I think about it. Hmmmmm ?! Just goes to show the power of Miss Potters wonderful stories … I’ll have to remember that for future reference, hey !
By the time I’d finished, BOTH girls were quiet, content, and a little sleepy though. So we packed up the picnic and carried the snoozy sweeties back to the holiday cottage in our arms …. Awwww.
It was a wonderful first day to our vacation, BUT there are still many more holiday piccys to follow another time …
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You can check out my blog about my life as a Disney doll, including many many photos of my adventures, on my facebook page here … https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ella-The-World-According-to-a-Disney-Doll/150797015075007
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