Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
And the first stop is Go Ape on the outskirts of Blackburn. Welcome and practice..... Then the real stuff, with no turning back....... Occasional help, well, encouragement....... A terrific experience, even for watchers, but as a romanian mother pointed out to us for her to pay for three children and a husband which was £100, that's a lot of money....... In the evening we had a quick trip out to a favourite of ours - The Inn at Whitewell. Lovely. The drink on the terrace and the pics. On another day we went to Saltaire........ The vegan burger was apparently very good.... And a new exhibition by Hockney - A Year in Normandy - was excellent......the painting loops all the way round so is gi-normous. The video on the history of the mill and Saltaire was excellent and nice to see this photo of what it was like at places of mass production when the hooter went. We finished up on the top floor where in a very characterful setting an exhibition of the photos by Ian Beesley of mill and other works closures, and of the people who worked there and their environment...... Outside we crossed the canal and river to a playpark..... which was ok when you could get in! An ice cream and a walk around the park where a cricket match was going on was a satisfactory end to our visit. Aiisha and Katherine had come down to celebrate my Birthday which we did in fine fashion at the Dakota hotel where the food and the service were excellent. But first we went to the Golden Mummies exhibition at Manchester Museum....... Our last trip out was to Blackburn Ice Rink, and we all loved it.....
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