Travelog for: Blinchick

Here I am with the other ToyVoyagers in Grandma and Grandad's campervan on the way to the lake District to go camping.

The land near York is mostly flat and is in a huge valley.  Once we drive over the hilly bits to get out of the valley, it is still quite flat, but then it startet to get hillier and hillier.


The weather is lovely.  Lots of blue sky and pretty white clouds.  It is not hot but not cold either.

Setting up the big tent was hard work because the ground was soft and soggy and there were lots of rocks under it. 
Leslee brought a smaller tent for us but said that the ground was too wet and we could sleep in the big tent until the ground dried out a bit.

I didn't take photos at the camp this evening because putting tents up is hard work and I was a bit tired!

I'll tell you more later.
Bye

Hi!  I enjoyed one lovely day of sun at the campsite while Leslee and the family climbed a big hill.

Today however was not nice at all!  It starting raining heavily at 3 o clock in the morning and just didn't stop, all day!!!


Instead of hill walking, I went to Maryport.  It is a town near the sea. 
I couldn't really see the sea because of rain and wind and there were piers and harbours and a muddy estuary.

I had heard that there was an aquarium there and Owen is a big fan of fish so I knew I'd have someone to share the fun with.





I had my dinner at the aquarium too. 


I had a lovely peice of orange.


Leslee had popped into a few charity shop to find some shoes because her feet got wet yesterday looking for Geocaches in a bog!  She didn't find any shoes but she did meet this lovely bear who is going to live with her now.

(he cost just ten pence)

After the aquarium, I went back to the campsite.  It was raining so much that Leslee decided that I and the other ToyVoyagers will sleep in the campervan with Grandma and Grandad rather than in the wet tent to keep us all clean and dry.

It was very cosy in the van.  I learned how to play scrabble on this little magnetic set that Owen found in the charity shop.

It has been quite rainy for the last few days and I have been keeping dry in the van.  I decided to get out of the van here though.  It was so pretty.

It wasn't raining either.  I could see hills and hills and hills.  It was so peaceful.



(sorry about the picture being all lopsided)

After Wastwater I went for a leg stretch at St Bees.  It is just a beach at a seaside town.



It was a bit cold!

Today was lovely.
The weather was dry and actually quite warm.

The van was parked at the beach here so I got out and had a look.

The beach was a bit grassy



I went searching with the other bears and we found a feather and a 'mermaids purse(an empty shark/ray egg.)


The rest of the beach was quite pebbley.


We all found a raft and pretended to sail across to Ireland.



This dog was really cute and he played with Owen for a long time.



Wooohoooo!  Kite flying!  Can you see it?

The sky was a bit pink and pretty but you can't see it because of the setting sun but I thought I would show you it because it is my last night in the lake district.



The good news is that I will be making visits to a few places tomorrow if the weather is good.

Last day of the camping holiday!!  I am still having fun though.

This is Castlerigg.

It was not far from the campsite.  I could have walked there... if it hadn't been raining... and my legs were a little bit longer...


It was so big it was trick for me to show you it all well!

But here is a close up of part of it and of course me and the other fellows


I even found a mole version of Castlerigg in the same field. 


Just one last visit somewhere on the way home left.

Well, this is Buttermere.  It is very tiny but pretty. 


The best thing about visiting Buttermere was feeding the sparrows.  It was difficult to get a photo and the other ToyVoyagers were hogging the camera!
Grandma helped me with this photo while Leslee was getting more food :OD

Hi.  I am back in York now and have been enjoying relaxing.

I just wanted to introduce you to Cody

a dog I met
and this guineapig who wouldn't tell me his name.  I think he was shy.



Cute hey?  Bye

I enjoyed walking Leslee's friend's dog today by the river.

I had so much fun today watching Koi carp feeding in a big pond of waterlillies.



I thought it was so funny






There were just so many of them



and the children let the fish suck their fingers.  Yeauch



I had time to have some lunch with the others before it was time to get back in the car to go somewhere else.

Well I went to some interesting places here and then had a little rest but now it is time for me to move on.




I said good bye to two of my new friends (Yewlee gave me a kiss!) and then hopped into this envelope.

The next time I see you I should be in Norfolk!

Bye for now...

Hello Mum!

I have arrived in the village of Pentney in Norfolk. My previous host sent a
postcard as well as a lovely drawing with me too.



Well, I just wanted to let you know I am safe and I shall post again as soon
as I've settled in a bit more.

Speak soon,

Blinchick x

Hi Mum,

My host said you gave her permission to give me a bath and freshen me up (thanks!)
so Ive been relaxing in a bubble bath this morning..



....I was scrubbed with apple scented wash, so now I smell like apples!



...and my jumper (sweater) and scarf had a wash too ..Here I am
drying off afterwards..



Well better be off for now, we have some pumpkin carving to do this weekend
so Ill update again soon!

Blinchick x

Hi Mum,

Pumpkin Carving

Ive spent today at my hosts' boyfriends house in a nearby village called East
Walton. We were getting in the Halloween mood and decided to carve our
pumpkins.

My hosts' boyfriend decided to do an 'Apple' logo'd pumpkin as a tribute to Steve
Jobs and my host (because she isnt very good at carving) decided to make a
spiderweb cave out of her pumpkin!

I helped her of course... first we laid out our pumpkins and materials..



..before cutting the front off of my hosts' pumpkin and scraping out the seeds...





..Then we made a lid at the top and pinned spider webs to the front of the pumpkin
putting some spiders in there too!



...both pumpkins together? :



What do you think?

Love Blinchick x