Saturday the wife and I leave for a two week vacation in the yorkshire dales. We are doing a walk trip through the area where James Herriot lived.
We are not taking the kids, so for the first time in 18 years we will be away from them (Yay!...I mean darn)
I have been a life long fan of the books so I am really looking forward to it.
Of cousre it looks remarkably similar to Iowa where I live so maybe it will feel like walking at home
I hope you and your wife have a fantastic visit, farley3k! The Yorkshire Dales are a particularly beautiful part of the country (arguably exceeded in beauty only by wild, windswept Northumbria and the Scottish highlands).
The only thing I'd suggest is that you prepare for an experience ever-so-slightly more rainy than Iowa.
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It does seem like it will rain everyday! And be in the 50s - err teens (have to think in centigrade.)
The beauty of this tour is that you hike from town to town so if we are feeling miserable, wet cold too tired, we can take a uber/taxi to the next town and relax
All our luggage is taking by the company from town to town so all we have to carry is what we want that day - like dry socks.
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Loving the trip but the first day of hiking was 8 hours in the rain, the second day we did local walks around Hawes with only a little rain then Wednesday managed to avoid rain altogether!!! And now we have Thursday with Noah type rain all day, When you look out the window and can see the rain going sideways because of the wind you just decide to f*ck it for the day and get a lift.
Looking forward to this afternoon - a sheepdog demonstration! Neat sounding.
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Perched off the North-West coast of Europe, the UK is generally a rainy country. And within the UK, it gets rainier the further North you go. If you think Yorkshire is damp, then you should try Scotland!
Economic opportunity isn't the only reason why people migrate to London and the South East!
I hope the sheepdog trial is good. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the BBC used to broadcast a show called 'One Man and His Dog'. It was basically a sheepdog trialling competition. But it was mesmerising to watch the shepherd controlling their dog - which might be a hundred meters or more away - with only whistles and two-word commands.
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Scotland is good for variable weather, but I prefer Orkney. That's my idea of a nice climate - seriously. I could happily live there.
Really glad you got to go to Yorkshire, from what I've seen of it, it's wonderful. But... It is definitely different to Iowa lol. As you are no doubt finding out.
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Come to Scotland! I can guarantee rain and good times. The rain helps,we have to believe that or we would give in.
I have a lot of ancestors from Scotland and Scandinavia... And I can tell it in my bones lol.
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It does stop raining, but only in June and July ;-)
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Both times I've visited Scotland it rained, a lot, but it didn't bother me because the sun would always come out at one point or another. I don't mind sun showers. Also, it helps that it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. And Scotch.... Next time we are planning on hitting up the Shetland Islands!
English country side sounds like a lot of fun!
I just passed through the lakes on the train home from down south and I think you got some better weather today Farley hope you enjoyed it.
Enjoy, Farley. My parents have a place in Leyburn, not far from where you're hiking. I love that part of the world.
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Rain goes with the "lush and green " territory. Scotland gets a bad rap but the weather in Edinburgh never justified its reputation to me. Evidently the Pentlands take out a lot of the sting.
Having been born and bred in Glasgow but went to Uni in Edinburgh the rain shadow has a massive effect on the climate over there, however the wind is always blowing in your face in Edinburgh no matter which way your face and i have scientific proof of this.
This thread amply explains one of the big reasons why this ex-pat happily settled in the Pacific Northwest.
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