Day 15 - holiday!
Tricia's arrived - hoorah!! All checked in at the YH and sipping cups of hot choc...everyone else has gone so I have the internet all to myself. Going to be grockles today but just thought I'd update the total mileage I've covered so far, which is quite staggering.....drum roll please........137.4 in the first week and a further 113.37 in the second making a total 250.37 WOW!! no wonder my legs feel a little bit tired! We spent the morning wandering round Bath - the plan was to go to the Therma Spa in the evening but found out we couldn't pre-book so would just be a case of turning up and hoping that it wasn't already full! We decided to go and visit Prior Park so grabbed a couple of sarnies from Subway. Established that the easiest way to get there was on the Bath tour bus (it's all uphill and didn't relish the trek up there to be honest!) but the ticket man was a real 'jobs worth'...yes we could use it as a shuttle but we weren't allowed up on the top deck and didn't get the 1/2 price discount 'my dear' for being National Trust members...still, the £2 charge was worth it as we were dropped right at the entrance. After walking round the park, we dropped down to
the lake and ornamental bridge where we ate our packed lunch. After a bit of a photo-shoot, we slowly walked back to the YH via the Bath Skyline footpath - yes it was a little bit on the undulating side but Tricia really enjoyed it and the views were stunning. After picking up our swimming stuff, we headed back down into the city and after grabbing something to eat, checked into the baths : glorious! There's a rooftop heated pool, 4 steam rooms and a bath with jets that move you round the pool! It was soooo relaxing and I felt so much better. We had a rude awakening during the night - someone decided to go to bed at 2.30 AM and just to make sure everyone was awake, to switch the light on then go have a shower (still with the light on) before bedding down at 2.45 AM!! But in true Brit style, none of us complained...we're useless. Still, we did make sure we made a bit of a noise when we all got up!
Tricia's arrived - hoorah!! All checked in at the YH and sipping cups of hot choc...everyone else has gone so I have the internet all to myself. Going to be grockles today but just thought I'd update the total mileage I've covered so far, which is quite staggering.....drum roll please........137.4 in the first week and a further 113.37 in the second making a total 250.37 WOW!! no wonder my legs feel a little bit tired! We spent the morning wandering round Bath - the plan was to go to the Therma Spa in the evening but found out we couldn't pre-book so would just be a case of turning up and hoping that it wasn't already full! We decided to go and visit Prior Park so grabbed a couple of sarnies from Subway. Established that the easiest way to get there was on the Bath tour bus (it's all uphill and didn't relish the trek up there to be honest!) but the ticket man was a real 'jobs worth'...yes we could use it as a shuttle but we weren't allowed up on the top deck and didn't get the 1/2 price discount 'my dear' for being National Trust members...still, the £2 charge was worth it as we were dropped right at the entrance. After walking round the park, we dropped down to
the lake and ornamental bridge where we ate our packed lunch. After a bit of a photo-shoot, we slowly walked back to the YH via the Bath Skyline footpath - yes it was a little bit on the undulating side but Tricia really enjoyed it and the views were stunning. After picking up our swimming stuff, we headed back down into the city and after grabbing something to eat, checked into the baths : glorious! There's a rooftop heated pool, 4 steam rooms and a bath with jets that move you round the pool! It was soooo relaxing and I felt so much better. We had a rude awakening during the night - someone decided to go to bed at 2.30 AM and just to make sure everyone was awake, to switch the light on then go have a shower (still with the light on) before bedding down at 2.45 AM!! But in true Brit style, none of us complained...we're useless. Still, we did make sure we made a bit of a noise when we all got up!
4 comments:
Hi Carole blogs still interesting .
Now into your third week does'nt time fly when you are enjoying yourself.
Having had some bad B B's will appreciate even more the better ones.
Still keep enjoying the lovely nature thats out there.
Good Luck and Best Wishes
Liz and Paul
Holiday again!!!
It would seem that people are not so free with their kindness in Somerset as we are in Devon & Cornwall!! Keep up the pounding!!
Pam (Northlake)
250 miles, absolutely brilliant. I went for a six mile run at the weekend and am still tired ! Keep it up, you'll be in bonny Scotland soon at this rate.
You're doing so well Carole and keeping positive too! I'm really enjoying the daily updates. Great to hear about all your adventures. So glad that summer has arrived and you're able to enjoy the countryside.
Keep up the amazing work!
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