Sun 3 Sept 11° Lincoln to Lanark, Scotland

Up early, Tony took the dogs for their walk while Pat got last bits packed into Ruby.

After moving the 2 cars, Les squeezed  Ruby out and onto the road, we followed and Pat drove both cars back on the drive, into Ruby she climbed and we were off on our Highland fling.

Dunham bridge with a .60p toll then to Markham Moor and the A1 services to get lpg .65p ltr took 19 ltrs £12.45, wasn't expecting that as she had been parked up for nearly 3 Weeks while we were in  the house sit, just the fridge on....oh well good job we  checked. Tried to get air for the tyres but it only went up to 60psi had to drive round to the truck area to get 68psi......all good ...

Pat and Les carried on and we agreed to meet at our stop for the night at Lanark.

Drove on to Scotch Corner then took the A66 to Penrith we passed Pat and Les at a parking area they had stopped for lunch and to let the dogs out. We tooted and waved.

Then onto the M6 to Lanark directions courtesy of Pat the navigator 😀

Message from Elliott to wish Tony happy Fathers day.

Its a perfect day for driving, clear, dry, good road surface A1 (M) most of the way, mown fields and crops either side, lots of motorhomes and hardly any trucks.
Stone walls between the sharp, low hills then pastures some with hay bales then our lunch stop in Cumbria.

Heavy traffic going south, pleased to be going north, then into thick pine tree forests onthe hills around us, could be in NZ.

Pat and Les passed us just as we saw the sign welcoming us to Scotland .

A lorry passed us with a house on the back.........is this a Scottish motorhome.....haha

 

 Rolling pastures with small wooden fences dividing fields with sheep and cows, narrow winding roads but thankfully no stones walls along the edges.

Then here we are back on the A73, sat nav did it again, all round the houses,  well farm and country lanes....when we should have been on the A road the whole way uugggrrr.

Into Lee Garden Farm and Pat and Les here, about 10 mins before us. Good spot onky 3 parks, but very good value £8 including all services and Ehu.

The owner Doug came over with an info sheet, very friendly and helpful, he had been to NZ and hired a motorhome really enjoyed it, had quite a chat, then the rain came.

Prepped for dinner then went to Ruby for drinks and plan our day tomorrow,  looked out at 6pm for the resident Barnsley Owl but rain  stopped play so he didn't come out.

Back to Bessie used the oven to heat our chicken and leek pies from  Melton Mowbray and fresh diced veg in an oven bag......couldn't  get the oven to go on, so put veges I nthe microwave as we are on hook up....keep forgetting about it....closed the oven door tried again and it worked.....but pies didn't get hot so took them out of their tin foil holders and put them in the microwave....yeahhhhh worked in no time.

Very tasty pie and veges.