We had stayed three short days in Wales, then drove in two cars (Linda and Dave with Emma and Miri, Grandma and Grandad with Ted and Robert) down to Bristol, to Kevin's ("Uncle Pop"). Then it was an immediate drive straight back up past all of Wales to the Lake District for Linda alone, to go to a Pocket Dragon event. I decided to go "the long way" through the depths of the back country to reach Penrith, driving lots of windy little roads, often in the rain. The countryside was huge with mountains, many large farms, and lakes (you can see one in the distance).