In my final week in Grasmere, my dad and his wife Marsha came to visit. Together we explored parts of the Lakes I had seen many times before as well as places I had not yet seen. As we drove around the Lakes it was obvious to see the destruction caused by the floods in the previous week. Many of the roads were still covered in water and many of the locals had started the clean up job.
The water in Windermere Lake had risen so much that shops beside the lake in Bowness were two to three foot deep in water. Many of the smaller waterfalls were also now raging waterfalls.
Friday morning dad and Marsha left so I said goodbye before starting my last day of work at the Glenthorne. Following a fairly straightforward shift we made our way to the pub to begin a very big night of drinking, partying and celebration. The Glenthorne shuts down over the winter month which is the reason for our party and the reason for my departure.
The party continued into the early hours of the morning and when I awoke the next morning I saw something I had not seen for some time in Grasmere, sunshine. I also got to see something I had not yet seen in the UK, snow. All the higher mountains around Grasmere were covered in snow and the view was rather spectacular.
A couple of lazy days and a few visits to the pub later and I was on a train leaving the place which I had called home for the last three months. I caught a train to Manchester and it felt good to be travelling again.
The water in Windermere Lake had risen so much that shops beside the lake in Bowness were two to three foot deep in water. Many of the smaller waterfalls were also now raging waterfalls.
Friday morning dad and Marsha left so I said goodbye before starting my last day of work at the Glenthorne. Following a fairly straightforward shift we made our way to the pub to begin a very big night of drinking, partying and celebration. The Glenthorne shuts down over the winter month which is the reason for our party and the reason for my departure.
The party continued into the early hours of the morning and when I awoke the next morning I saw something I had not seen for some time in Grasmere, sunshine. I also got to see something I had not yet seen in the UK, snow. All the higher mountains around Grasmere were covered in snow and the view was rather spectacular.
A couple of lazy days and a few visits to the pub later and I was on a train leaving the place which I had called home for the last three months. I caught a train to Manchester and it felt good to be travelling again.
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