I just spent a week in the Lake District with Mrs B-Rex and the Z4. What a great part of the world for driving! I did the Kirkstone Pass (twice), the Honister Pass and the Whinlatter Pass, along with numerous other great twisty country lanes. Kirkstone was my favourite for driving, and Honister was the most spectacular in terms of scenery and views.
Here are some snaps I took. I was hoping to enter the first one in this month's photo competition yesterday but I didn't realize that it closed before the end of April, so it'll have to go in for May!
This is the road from Howtown up to Martindale (South side of Ullswater). I was taking some shorts of the lake and Howtown (see below), turned around and thought that there was a great shot of the Z4, the twisting road and the sunset to be had.
From Martindale, looking down on Howtown and Ullswater. We stayed in the hotel towards the right edge of this photo. This was our third stay there and it's surely my favourite place in the world.
We did a quick tour of Thirlmere and from the 'back' side of the lake, you can see some stunning reflections. There are very few boats on this lake and it's well sheltered from wind, so there is little movement of the water.
I bought a tripod a few months back and this trip was my first chance to put it to the test. This is a random pier on Ullswater as the light started to soften and the sun started to disappear.
On Sunday we climbed up Hallin Fell. The views of the lake are nothing short of spectacular.
On Monday, we went to Haweswater. Haweswater is a reservoir and it was created by flooding the village of Mardale. Apparently when there was a drought about 12 years ago, you could see the old village pub through the surface of the water! Incidentally, the road around Haweswater is also good fun for driving - lots of twisty bits but also some straights and good visibility of what is up ahead!
Here are some snaps I took. I was hoping to enter the first one in this month's photo competition yesterday but I didn't realize that it closed before the end of April, so it'll have to go in for May!
This is the road from Howtown up to Martindale (South side of Ullswater). I was taking some shorts of the lake and Howtown (see below), turned around and thought that there was a great shot of the Z4, the twisting road and the sunset to be had.
From Martindale, looking down on Howtown and Ullswater. We stayed in the hotel towards the right edge of this photo. This was our third stay there and it's surely my favourite place in the world.
We did a quick tour of Thirlmere and from the 'back' side of the lake, you can see some stunning reflections. There are very few boats on this lake and it's well sheltered from wind, so there is little movement of the water.
I bought a tripod a few months back and this trip was my first chance to put it to the test. This is a random pier on Ullswater as the light started to soften and the sun started to disappear.
On Sunday we climbed up Hallin Fell. The views of the lake are nothing short of spectacular.
On Monday, we went to Haweswater. Haweswater is a reservoir and it was created by flooding the village of Mardale. Apparently when there was a drought about 12 years ago, you could see the old village pub through the surface of the water! Incidentally, the road around Haweswater is also good fun for driving - lots of twisty bits but also some straights and good visibility of what is up ahead!
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