Almost over

So, our week in Ingleton is almost up. We've had had a really nice time, but have only found one house that's both big enough and within our budget, which is slightly disappointing. We were due to look round it again tomorrow, but we've just found out that the owners have suddenly gone away and won't be back until tomorrow evening. For some reason, the estate agents don't have a key, so that's that. We're both annoyed by this. Don't they want to sell their house?

Anyway, we had another beautiful day today (so much for seeing the dales at their worst), so we paid a very quick visit to Ingleton's weekly market (about 3 stalls) and then set off up Ingleborough for a walk. We weren't planning to go all the way to the top, but walked about 1.5 miles uphill to a spot called Crina Bottom, admired the wonderful view and then came down again. We headed to our nearest pub for lunch, where we both had lamb hotpot. It was delicious, but Tom spotted immediately that it contained meat, and therefore refused to even consider putting anywhere near his mouth. He did eat a few lumps of gravy-covered potato and a couple of sandwiches, but still not great.

He's currently down for his afternoon nap, and we're planning to drive the few miles to Ribblehead once he's up. There's a nice pub there where we quite fancy afternoon tea. Plus, the viaduct-dominated scenery's tremendous round there. Last chance for some good photos.

Again, what a difference a few hours makes. We've decided to raise our budget from £250k to £300k, as we discovered a few very nice-looking and spacious properties in Ingleton for about that much. We've arranged 1 viewing tomorrow morning, and maybe 2 more. It means we'll probably need a mortgage for the move, but if that means we get a house that we really like, so be it.

We did have a brief trip up to Ribblehead, where I managed to get a few shots of the viaduct looking mighty impressive in some very dramatic light. We also managed to arrive just as a train was passing over. Thence back to Ingleton, where we tried out the pub that offers the mammoth mixed grill. A nice place with friendly locals, but a very poor whisky selection.

Tom is now having his tea. Again, no meat, but he's eaten a huge amount of veg, so he'll probably get his treat (date slice & yoghurt).

Right, cheerio. Time for Chuggington.



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