_{SATURDAY 19TH}

 

_{Yesterday we left Castleton and drove through heavy fog, the  visibility was almost zilch in some places which was a pity because we were in some of the nice mountainous areas and} the villages in these mountains.  As the morning wore on it improved and by the time we got onto the main roads it was much better.  We stopped at Wimslow and vacuumed the car and then went through the car wash.  It was pretty dirty after 7 weeks of travel.  We then drove on towards Manchester Airport and finally dropped the car off at the car rental return depot.  This was not our original plan but we couldn’t find the hotel we had booked into so decided it was better to ditch the car and get a taxi to the hotel which is what we did. This took up the best part of the afternoon.  

 

This was taken on Thursday when we were driving up around the Edale area.  We sat watching for the break in the clouds and were rewarded when there was just a little bit of sunlight  in the valley for a few seconds.
 

This morning we are repacking the cases and making the sardines fit back in the can.  Things never seem to fit the second time like they did the first time.   We catch the plane tonight at 9.00 so will just mooch around the hotel for the rest of the day.  Of course it is showery and miserable.   We keep reading the updates about the fires in NSW.  They sound frightening and just hope that our family and friends are safe. 

We arrive in New Zealand on Monday so actually miss Sunday altogether.  How strange is that.