Days 23 to 26 Ellesmere Port

Days 23 to 26 Ellesmere Port

When:  12 to 15 August 

Where:  Ellesmere Port, near Chester and Liverpool 

Weather:  HOT! Highs of 33C, then much cooler, clouds, and a bit of rain. 

What:  Visiting relatives and exploring. And Football! 

Who:  Dan, Brent, Colin, Sue, Debbie, Nick

Workout: A very well equipped gym about 20 min walk from Colin's and Sue's.

Walking: 5.52, 6.32, 17.54, 12.88 km

Wine:  Many late night bottles.

Whine:  It's too hot! It's raining!

Whisky:  None at all.

Wtf:

Also, Colin at a Liverpool game and meeting John Wark (check him out in Wikipedia)!


Wild: this house (Chatsworth):

Wildlife: crows, magpies, wood pigeons.

Water: This water feature at Chatsworth House, except they turned it off likely due to drought.

Also, we dipped our feet into the Irish Sea.

Wonderful: Spending time with cousins Sue and Colin. And going to the game!








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