Ok, got it.

Through which gate?

Got my ducks in a row now.

Entering the V&Aback door.

Latest corination fashions.

The complete Norfolk House
Music Room

Some rare carpet

Victoria's crest

And a guest bed.

Blown glass chandelier

Many chimneys near -

Pince Albert Hall.

Prince Albert Memorial.

A final stroll through the park.

And back to the Indigo Hotel

Castle splunking we go.

Quite a ways from the gate.

Lawn care must be expensive.

Finally! The front door.

Surprise! Just the courtyard door.

Courtyard views.

No pictures allowed inside.

Too bad. Good tour.

Time for lunch.

And then the Gardens tour.

Formal gardens.

Rose garden.

Scenic leadup to dam .

Dam and pump house .

Beautiful spillway garden.

Reservoir is also splendid.

Exotic tree.

In plesant surrondings.

Paddington to Kew Gardens.

Why is it so dark?

Yes, a rainy day.

There are many greenhouses.

But Sandy can sniff out.

A Japanese temple.

And a Japanese garden.

This was a good one..

Tropical palms.

Inside a greenhouse.

Best spot in garden while it rains.

When it is not raining.

There's a tree-top walkway,

Pathless walkways,

And interesting bridges.

A good start

A walk in the park..

Not quite..

What? First bridge in England?.

Episcopal church in Harrowgate.

Briars and brambles leg..

Lee from California..

Kay, Cliff, Robin, Kathy .

One of many styles to come..

Ignore the ground,.

Look at the view.

This is the Dales.

Bill is a sheep hearder at heart.

Woven wattle fence..

Yep. Another style.

Rolling hills and ...

Ok, crew, what is this?

Glacial outcropping?.

A trade of

U. S. badlands for

the old London Bridge?

Brimham Rocks.

Nature loves to play.

And dazzle our eyes.

Kathy from California.

Genesse, Kathy, and Bertie.

Some random locals at .

guess where.

Sober gardener.

Tipsy hedge trimmer?.

Fountains Abbey.

Grabbed by Henry VIII.

Henry didn't keep it

up very well.

Resident monk - Kay.

The abbey looks even

better at a distance.

Kay, Linda, Mary, Carolyn.

Temple of humility.

Chicken panhandlers

on our way to

Malham Cove

Just a short trek.

Well, not that short.

Long enough to need a break.

But here it is..

Linda, Sandy, and Ellen.

Now back to the car.

Carolyn, our leader.

Just a mile.

Up!

This is not a style. It's to

catch people rolling down hill.

I made it!

And it was worth it.

Stupid sheep

take this all.

for granted.

Mary from Illinois.

Finally over the hill.

I love these bridges.

In the valley now.

Nordic: fairy-Janet's waterfall.

Pretty,.

but muddy.

Hiker-pounded coins in tree.

Deserted cottage.

Went here at day's end..

Didn't look hard for the graves.

The walk to the

Bronte's house was

impressive by itself

The parsonage.

Informative tour

no pictures inside.

Stopped at the

Middleham Castle ruins

on the way.

And saw a rainbow.

Herriot's Guest House

In Hawes.

Great place, great view.

My museum.

Torrential rain first night.

Turned creek into a river.

Always a threat of rain.

Never stopped us.

Worth the risk.

Clears up.

Then comes back.

You can't see this from a car.

You have to walk

Between the houses.

And cottages?.

Everything is interesting..

Frazier watches the street

from morning

until night

We walk from morning

until night.

Over hill.

And, yes, dale.

Through the woods.

Sometimes we seem lost.

It looks easy here.

But there are stone

fences everywhere

that are not so easy

We happened to be in

Hawes when there was a

sheep hearding demonstration.

Well trained dogs

moving sheep

on whistle commands.

Beautiful deserted rail bridge.

Over a river.

Cliff tried to to tell us

where we were,

but there was just

too much to see.

Scenery is nice

and walking is good.

Sharing makes it better.

They built some great

bridges in England.

We got to Bolton Castle before

it opened, so took a walk.

Sheep everywhere

of course, but

no need to watch your step

Returned past what were

servants houses to the Castle.

Tour began

with a falconry demonstration.

The Lords diggs.

Mary Queen of Scots room.

I love old buildings.

This one had the view.

Gardens for Sandy.

Not great in the rain though.

It's amazing.

That is a boar.

A pig with attitude.

Although the treks are fun,

sometimes it was fun

to just explore the villages.

You still have the gates

and the views in the villages.

Were we going to Reeth?

Looks like it to me.

Rain ahead never

stops us.

Why the stone projections?

Looks like some other spots,

but look at the creek.

The Romans got here first.

Who builds these great bridges?.

And not great bridges.

Yes, every family has one.

I can't help but wonder

what happened to make people

abandon these houses.

I don't remember this.

Was it a long walk

and I was hungry?

So I looked for a pub,

like the George and Dragon?.

Now the falls I remember.

It was our last stop.

And we were pretty tired..

Maybe not our last stop.

What is the hold up?

Looks like cows

crossing the road

have the right-of-way.