Bank oliday

Ello for you. You wot kno me kno that sumtimes we got to Derbyshire to see Granma (and Daisy the cat) but we dussnt ave been for quite a long time wot wiv one fing or another. Anyhoo, we was telled on Friday that we was goin up there for the weekend and we had better pack a sootcase quick sharp....Lola dussnt fink she ave much to pack.....

Will it be sunny? I pack dogkini?

....and not much do be diffrunt when we do wake up on Saturday mornin at Granma's ouse.....

Cumfy on Cloud 9

....but soon we did ear sum very interestin noos. Parrently, we haz a cuzzin an her name do be Lily and she do be comin round to see us. Quick, quick! Comb the fur......and her she is.....

Would you like to come in?

....and see she soon do be makin herself right at ome......

Er.....ang on....that's my bed...

....and we is gettin to know each other and makin sure we has sum fun times together....

....but of course no trip out would be complete wivout tryin out latest recommendayshuns of our pal Millie the border terrier who do run www.doggiepubs.org.uk and we did go out to Monsal Head and did visit the Monsal Head Otel.....

....where the views outside is quite pawsome.....

Monsal Dale

....and the views inside is quite nice too.....

I can haz steak?

....and like all good pubs it is well stocked wiv all fings wot a travellin dog do require.....

That will be ME they is talkin about....

After lunch, we did go for a walk down into that valley wot do be outside...and Lily was doin quite a good job of disappearin into the jungle.....

Lily of the Forest

....and down at the bottom we did find the river and the cows wot do live near it.....but it's Ok we dussnt ave to cross that river and get near the cows so we is pretty safe I fink.....

Cows, safely across the river...

Huh? Wot you say? We haz to cross and walk fru that field? Is you jokin?.....

Urry up mum!!

....but if you fink that was the last of the trubble then you is sorely mistaked.....

Halp! Halp!!

.....luckily the big dog turn out to be nice and we was soon hazzin a play.....

.....but it was not long before trubble do appear in another guise.....the muddy banks of a river.....
come on in Lily the water do be luvvly...

*oops*

.....and eventually we did ave to climb up out of the meadow to get back up to the pub and we did go across the viaduct you can see it the foto of the veiw from the pub.....

runrunrun.....must get to viaduck

View from on top

Strollin along....

Approachin the old rail tunnel

aaaaagh....runnin bak out of the skeery echoey tunnel

.....it was a long way back to the tops and we did ave a little sit down when we got there....

.....and Lily did make some use of Granma's (tempry) walkin stick.....

Nom nom....

.....and cos we were so keen not to go ome Uncle Richard had to tempt us into the car wiv snaks....

tempted into car by odd man wiv bag of sweets

....and when we did get ome there was only one fing for it.....

Serious nappin

I ope you like the story of ower trip to Derbyshire. We ad a nice time and it was very good to meet our cuzzin Lily and to see Granma. I fink I could smell a cat at her ouse but I dussnt see one so I expect I was mistaken....

Marley, King of the Peak District.....