Day 5
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 14
Overcast skies to 30% chance of rain coming back into England (Liverpool) via way of Windemere, Gretna Green, Rybel, Lake District, etc.
OK ARE YOU READY 4 THIS ONE????
**I
have now taken almost 10 count em 10 gigs of pics & video **
OKOKOKOKOKOK.....that even has me doing a double take -
- What can I say, having fun and really enjoying this vacation adventure -
ANYWHO -
4:30am came with an extreme vengeance on me as I chose to get up and run around doing a few things like recharge all my electronic gizmos and such followed by dare I say it........
**GETTING REPACKED AND GET THAT SUITCASE DOWNSTAIRS **
Soon 6am hit me and I was a jumpin' n to the shower to officially get my day started.
AS I was bringing down my suitcase, I noticed a Man & his son arguing with the front desk with another Lady front desk rep "staying out of the fray."
The Gentleman was upset that for whatever reason (Hotel has a restriction that says facilities are reserved for singles, then families or something like that)
ANYWHO -
the Gentleman wanted his Son to use the Pool and was told by front desk NO to wit the Guest launched into one incredible & quite uncalled for scathing of not only the Front Desk rep but also the Hotel.
So, you know me by now & I decided to "jump into the fun"
and politely remind said Guest that perhaps he needs to listen to the kind bloke here just said and look at an alternative facility that this hotel would glady refer him onto unless he would like to wait until after 9am THEN the minor could use the pool.
Well - sure enough, this 60+ yr old Guest looked me up & down & curtly replied, "AND WHAT BUSINESS OF THIS IS IT YOURS??"
To wit, I again calmly repeated what the Front Desk rep said which was to offer an alternative solution by referring on the Guest to an facility nearby.
Guest wasn't about to hear it and proceeded to get tangled up into quite a no-win situation as I was very impressed by the Staff of this Hotel -
They hold their own quite well when dealing with "Interesting Guests"
So, when the coast was clear, I approached the front desk officially as the Guest and no longer peacemaker & said my goodbyes to a really fun hotel to visit.
Sad to leave such a gem of a place but hey.....gotta move onward to others places and things to c ya know so we all clammered into the Motorcoach around 8am and off we took a very IMO leisurely and quite comfortable drive through the rolling countryside hills as we made our way through the various cities / stops that I mentioned earlier in this posting.
Most were of the touristy kind but IMHO, the Lake District really held my attention & is worth a few pics & video -
very outdoorsy
and -
lots of lakes.....hence the name.
Now,
While at the Gretta Greene area.......
(A WEE BIT 'FUZZY' - I KNOW)
and -
a very less fuzzy lookin pic
......I made a bee-line for a cute little establishment that sold cider and chocolate - among other things.
When I said that I'm from Texas & ........
SHE THOUGHT I said I needed TAXES (forms) and proceeded to motion me down the hall and off on your left.
I kindly repeated my opening.....
She caught her error & we all have a huge laugh over it.
END RESULT?
She got a sale off of me with me be-bopping on outta the Gretta Greene area with some much needed equivalent of coffee for Yours Truly:
1) Cider
Some of the different ciders I tasted during this adventure = YYUMM!!
and -
2) chocolate bars.
NOW THAT'S A WICKED combo but makes fer some fantabolous munchies while bloggin'
That and 4
Now.....per what I was hinting at earlier, my body vs my brain were literally not communicating with each other at all for most of the day as I just felt a wee bit off 'for some reason - LOL!!
so soon my body was asking my brain for permission to wake up
so off I glared at my recently purchased booty & literally lusted after it but knew I needed to hold off until later on - a wise choice I discovered later on n the day.
A few more stops later, we finally rolled into the Liverpool area around 5pm (on the Motorcoach mind you since 8am) and soon we checked on a neat little thing called "The Beatles Story":
Took lots of video & pics during this one cuz well.......was fun hearing all the little ditties (ok.....hope I spelled that one right
) as I slowly made my way on over from one section of the exhibit to the next one.
Only slight negative was wish we would had more time there but ah well - next time - there needs to be a next time.
So by now, my body was beginning to yell at me to get cleaned up and ready for a very relaxing evening chillin; out
while getting checked into a very cute and yes.....I will say 'that word' ** QUAINT **
Marriott Hotel (Liverpool) and was handled very nicely by Alan (Concierge), Ashley, Sharon (Front Desk) and Scott (Banquet).
They made me feel very welcomed to the area as we were motioned on over around 7pm for a dinner @ the hotel.
ANYWHO -
So what's in store 4 Yours Truly later on??
Stay tuned cuz hey, ya never know who I just might run into as I just learned another 'new word: -
1) It's not promounced, "SHARE-ON"
IT"S PRONOUNCED "SHARE-UN"
(when referring to a person by the name of SHARON)
(pic shot while visiting "The Beatles Story")
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
...RRRRRRR!!!!!!! okokok......I am glad I brought my Ipod!!
. Cheers, hope it's been a wonderful trip! Good luck as you head home across the pond to a smoother landing! 
.......lol
in Eton and was trying some jalapeno fudge when all of a sudden, my mouth just reaalllyyyy began to burn.
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