There was hardly a cloud in the sky all day today, and for me, that is a rarity when i'm visiting. Sometimes it's started off nice and clouded over or vice versa but it stayed nice all day though the breeze was kind of chilly. It didn't matter. We picked up the rental car and drove south to Stockport where Lyme Hall and park is. We went round the beautiful house and looked around at some of the gardens but i didn't hike back to see the lake where Colin Firth took his famous swim in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. I shall have to watch the series again though to see the house! You can't take photos inside which is a bummer but i did take one stealth shot in the chapel and one or two out a window. They have someone in nearly every room to talk about things that are there so you can't easily sneak photos. One older woman was in this one room that overlooked the reflecting pool that had a little "island" covered in flowers. I asked her if i could take a photo through the window and she did let me but wasn't sure she should. I got the feeling she'd never been asked that before so didn't know herself if it was allowed. You can take photos outside in the gardens so it's only from a different perspective!
I didn't do much walking other than in the gardens because i have this cold and i don't want to push myself and make myself worse. So far, it's not too bad. I still have a cough but the sinus congestion seems to be starting to ease off.
Tomorrow we're going to the
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust because Gramie is a member for a couple of quid a month and so am i apparently. He had to put a second name on the membership. We thought if it was a nice day, it might be a pretty drive and nice to walk around looking at the birdies and things. It's free for members so why not? A curry meal out with friends tomorrow night.
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