Chris' Lake District Trip

Post by **Chris_C** » 03 Jul 2006 06:24 pm

As some of you know, to celebrate my results last week, and the fact Uni is over (well.. apart from I've signed up to do another 3 years

) I took Kate and Fake on holiday last week.

I had a grand time, was a bit norf for my liking, although there are some great roads up there (getting up to 1 in 4 gradients at points, glad I had Fake and not Kar...)

Went round as many yellow roads as could be found looking for the unspoilt views, and there are plently to be found, and also went to a couple of aquariums, and a Cars of the Stars place, where cars from films are collected, which ment I got to meet KITT!!! I'VE TOUCHED KITT!!! The goldeneye DB5 was there as well, so I was chuffed, as was the A team van, the back to the future Deloren and a load of others.

Anyway, a few (ok, quiet a few, sorry!) pics!

Our Tent on the edge of Windermere

View out of the tent

Sunset over Windermere

Fake by Ulswater

Fake poseing (again)

Honiston pass... just through there is the steep bit!!!

Kate gets a new friend

Me and Kate at Honiston Pass, climbing up the bit slate filled mountain.

Looking down on hte pass

Lake ruinning through Honiston (I liked it there.. have you guessed yet..)

Stiched together photo of Buttermere

And finally, hopefully what will be a future VOC Technical front cover (well, maybe)

Some of the spelling are prolly a bit dodgy

Post by **SteveP** » 03 Jul 2006 06:29 pm

Nice pics mate, really need to get up to the Lakes sometime - driven through but never ventured too far, looks a nice place to go!

Post by **petefarrell360** » 03 Jul 2006 07:31 pm

Well done on Uni mate! Looks like you had a grand time. The last picture looks ace, and the sunset over Windermere. It really is a nice place to go, I wish I'd spent longer there when I went, as even about a week wasn't long enough to see much of it! The great thing is there is so much that is unspoilt. There are indeed some steep bits Chris, the gated roads were the most annoying bits, keep stopping to open and close gates. The water falls are the best bits and most amazing, I forget the names of the places I saw them now!
Pete

Post by MJ » 03 Jul 2006 08:01 pm

Great pics, looks like you had a grand time

Agreed, the last pic is ace. Pesonally I'd crop the bottom so you can just see the edge of the grass, the stones are distracting, and then that's a stunning pic, perfect cover material

Post by **redline** » 03 Jul 2006 08:59 pm

smart move Chris , getting Kate as far away from the mob (well Foggy )at the retro show as possible , excellent views , havent been to the lakes since I was 20 and driving a cortina 1600E with a stage 3 lump (those were the days )

Post by **petavius** » 03 Jul 2006 09:10 pm

Great pics Chris - glad you had a good holiday!

Post by **pettaw** » 03 Jul 2006 09:37 pm

Looks like a fantastic place. Don't think I could live there, too damn quiet, but to visit and hear 'silence' is an amazing experience. Great piccies too. I'm with MJ, a slight croppage on the piccy and jobs a good'un.

Post by **redline** » 03 Jul 2006 11:58 pm

is it just me or do's this remind anyone else of the scene from the lion king where simbas dad looks out from pride rock

I must stop drinking Stella and get back onto the proper beer , lager do's wierd things to me

Post by **redline** » 04 Jul 2006 12:01 am

Me and Kate at Honiston Pass, climbing up the bit slate filled mountain.

Kate looks as lovely as ever , shame about the ugly git shes with lol
By the way its
Kate and I at Honiston Pass.
Not Me and Kate ,write out 100 times I must use the correct grammer

Post by **SteveP** » 04 Jul 2006 12:10 am

redline wrote:I must use the correct grammer

grammar

I must learn to spell.... I must learn to spell...

Post by **redline** » 04 Jul 2006 12:12 am

oh leave me alone I nearly put grandma but that would have got Rupert all excited

Post by **Chris_C** » 04 Jul 2006 02:23 am

Cheers all

(or

if you are Mick!!!) Pete, you're right, the waterfalls are pretty cool, and the gated roads are just funny! So different to anything down here though, and just what was needed! Just mind the stray sheep

Also found out since I put that post up that I've got a scholarship for my PhD, so the Uni is paying me to do it now!!! Woohoo!!!

Post by **jtbo** » 04 Jul 2006 02:53 am

Congrats Chris, really good news

But however, I'm very disappointed, where is pic of KITT, one where Kate is lposing on hood

Anyway nice scenery there, also very good pics, you sure you are not going to be photographer?

I guess this is closest to KITT I can get

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyHaZMrqTBo

Had chance to see KITT when I was kid, but instead we went to see some stupid Peugeot prototype, 198X something...

Post by **Chris_C** » 04 Jul 2006 03:07 am

I would have loved to have taken some pics of KITT, but no photos were allowed in that museum, a load of the cars were still under copyrights... and they were a tad stressed about it

I do love photography, currently saving for a better camera, as the one that took those pics was one of the first sub £100 2 megapixel ones. Its great as long as you don't want to play with things too much, but I like playing!!!

Post by **jtbo** » 04 Jul 2006 04:10 am

Chris_C wrote:I would have loved to have taken some pics of KITT, but no photos were allowed in that museum, a load of the cars were still under copyrights... and they were a tad stressed about it

I do love photography, currently saving for a better camera, as the one that took those pics was one of the first sub £100 2 megapixel ones. Its great as long as you don't want to play with things too much, but I like playing!!!

Oh darn, those copyright things make life just so difficult sometimes, need to sneak there some day

I have 1,3Mpixel videocamera that can take still photos, I kind of know your feeling, photos are quite small, also far objects are not so detailed, also quite lot of noise, specially at dark. That makes playing bit difficult, I don't have even flash, lol.