Keswick Sept 18, 2007 (Tuesday)

It was a cool, but beautiful sunny day and we went on a fascinating 30 minute bus ride out in the country. The bus goes around Derwentwater lake, over Honister Pass, past Buttermere and through Whinlatter valley. The scenery kept changing constantly during the bus ride. First there were views of Derwentwater lake and past beautiful farms with sheep. We were going to go on a boat ride after lunch but the weather turned rainy so we went on another bus ride for 60 minute. It was interesting but like a regular bus ride and not as scenic as the other bus ride and the rain did not help.

I didn’t know sheep came in so many colors:
White
Black
white with black faces
black with white faces
white and black that look like pinto color
even orange ones

We wound up Honister Pass and had spectacular views of the valley and farms, rivers, waterfalls, and lake. Then through the tiny village of Buttermere (a few houses and 2 pubs) where the streets were so narrow the bus could hardly get past the buildings. The road was narrow the whole way and we often had to stop to let cars to pass. The bus went so fast that you had to hang on and it was like a ride. We went past a mine.