Leaving Edinburgh...Not On A Train!

We got back to the hotel at about 4:40pm from our day walking about Edinburgh! We went up to the pub on the corner and had a delicious meal! Bud had lasagna and I had chicken pot pie!

Bud had his Scottish Ale!

Here is my chicken Pot Pie!

Bud's lasagna was Yummy!

Then we went back to our hotel and settle in for the night an oh what a night!
  After such a beautiful day spent walking the historic streets of Edinburgh, the sun shining and the bright blue sky above our heads making our pictures look even more beautiful, disappeared in the night! The rain started poring and the wind was really kicking! All night long! When we woke up at at 6am it was blowing even harder. We went down to breakfast late because my watch stopped and I didn't notice. So I finally noticed at 8:40am. We wanted to get an early start! We had to drive 150 miles today!  While eating breakfast we heard on the TV that the train stations were closed in Scotland. Seems that the glass roofs in Glasgow and Edinburgh were damaged so they closed all the train stations just in case and trees were blowing over on the tracks. Also the news showed two jets trying to land and one did straighten out before landing but the other one had to touch and fly back up again!  It was kinda scary out there! Glad we had the car so we could leave. After breakfast we brought our luggage down from our room. We asked for directions south and Freddie, the owner, told us turn left, turn left, then right at the roundabout and follow A7. So we did and it was a wonderful way to get out of the city center fast, but I think he wanted us on the 702 at some point because that would have taken us on the M8 which is like a freeway, except every so often there are roundabouts instead of exits to make life a little tougher and stressful! So we took the long and scenic route. Rats and Mice!!! We have about 150 miles to go, and in the states for the most part that isn't bad but like Bud said he allowed and hour to get lost and find our way back! Lol Though not funny when your lost!

It was at this point in the storm that the wind was blowing and the rain was coming down. On the A7 just a few miles from here, a tractor trailer fell on two cars and two people lost their lives. We had to detour through a little town because of the accident! I felt guilty for being frustrated that I made a mistake and took the wrong road and here two people had just died. Makes you think. anyway we kept on going...

 

It was such a beautiful day for a drive once the wind slowed down and the rain stayed in Spain mainly on the plain! As you can see in some of the pictures we did have clearing and it stopped raining and the blue sky showed its pretty blue face for us. The winds calmed down so Bud and I could open our car doors at the same time! We were afraid our doors would literally blow off so we held them with two hands.We finally made it on the M8 and in no time we were in Windermere.in the Lake District, where Beatrice Potter wrote the Peter Rabbit Books. I couldn't visit Hill Top where she lived because it was closed for the winter!

We had to stop at a hotel in Windermere to ask for directions to our B&B and he told us, we were only a couple of blocks from it! We took our stuff up to our room and then walked into Windermere for dinner! I saw the name Lighthouse Restaurant and I couldn't eat anywhere else!

Pretty Christmas Tree!

I had Bangers and Mash

Bud had Deep Fried Prawns with chips and mashed peas which he kindly shared with me!

And then we walked around the town! Most shops were closed :( Isn't the Christmas Tree Beautiful?

This is Windermere!

Oh I forgot to post the pictures of Lake Windermere!

Then we went back to our hotel and Bud fell fast asleep!I watched the news first and heard that Scotland was getting snow and they would get more tomorrow and that some places would get ice. Then all along the east coast of Great Britain there are flood warnings and about three places on the west coast which is where we are going. I emailed the B&B that we will be staying at to make sure all is fine and she emailed back saying no problems there, just north of there a town is having trouble but not in Conwy, Wales Whew!!! After that I was tired of the news so I flipped through the channels and found the movie "Letters from Juliet" ! So I watched the movie and worked on this blog and mapped out tomorrows road trip! The movie was so very good and I was so glad to be able to watch it! Well  Good Night Everybody!! I cannot keep my eyes open a minute longer!