Between Christmas and New Year

Splat!

Anyone for whipped cream?

Sunday, the sky was blue and there was a weird looking yellow circular thing in it?  Anyone know what it is?  We were very perplexed!  We headed into Kendal as we needed to meet up with Jude and Craig on their way home (we forgot to give Jude her birthday presents!)  We did a bit of sale shopping - getting next year's stock of Christmas cards and spending Fat Face vouchers.  We had lunch and then headed to Crooklands to meet up with J&C.  We then headed to Kirkby for a quick walk before heading home.  On arrival back home, Tom insisted we got Pie Face out - so we spent the rest of the afternoon being splatted with whipped cream - euch, but very funny and Tom got splatted more than us!

Mother and baby highlanders

Monday, we had a day out in Malham and it didn't rain for the whole day - the first rain free day in ages.  We went via the Settle road and were rewarded with a herd of Highland Moos roaming the moorland up there.  They didn't pose for the camera as we wished, but it was fab to see them.  We parked up at Malham and then walked to the cove the back way, up the steps, across the limestone pavement, up and over a hill to Gordale Scar where the waterfall was in full force, across to Janet's Foss and then back to Malham.

The boys

Tom and a waterfall

It was a good 5 miles in all and a good walk.  We got back to Malham at 2.15 and immediately went to a pub for a slap up lunch.  We chose the wrong one, (The Buck Inn), it took them an hour to get our food to us!  When I questioned them why it was taking so long I was told that I needed to appreciate that they were busy!  I got the hump, they should have told us it would take an hour - it wasn't particularly busy when we arrived.  We won't be going back as the food was only average when it finally arrived.  Lister Arms it is from now on - better food and much better service.  The pub ruined what had been a good day - so much for trying to support local business!  We went back home via the Highland Moo road - this cheered us up as there were quite a few on the road side.  They were all beautiful in a muddy, wild and snorty fashion.

Tuesday was a beautiful day, but we had the Dentist booked for 2pm - so we couldn't really enjoy it.  Matt ended up working for the day.  Tom and I went to Stacksteads for a swim in the morning.