Pottering Around

Day: 182

Towns / Cities Visited: 114

Countries Visited: 23

Steps Taken Today: 9,129

Steps Taken Around the World: 3,053,333

As we awoke and bundled back into the car for our one hundred and eighty second day of adventure, and a long journey northwards, it made me smile to think that we would be spending yet another day walking in the footsteps of a couple of the country’s most famous literary names. Our journey would begin in the tiny town of Near Sawrey in the Lakes District National Park. This minuscule village looks as though it was pulled straight from the pages of a fairy tale and, to be fair, that’s not that far from the truth. You see, this place may be unassuming in its appearance, a mere blip on a map, but here resided one of the most well known children authors of all time; Beatrix Potter. As we arrived, we soon realised that Near Sawry was most certainly not designed for such tourism bring fame, and finding a parking space was therefore a tedious task. Funnily enough we found a place to leave our car in a few parking spots on the property of a local who has taken it upon themselves to make the most of the hustle and bustle of their once quiet town and charges a five pounds to leave your vehicle on their land. It was a little pricey, but with all other options exhausted, and our day being hindered, we gave in.