To us a child is born, to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9: 6-7
Our New Home
The Great Outdoors
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| The noisy chattering galahs - also known as rose-breasted Cockatoos - wheel across our sky each day, showing their rosy breasts, then their grey backs as they change direction. This galah is sitting on the electricity power cable outside our home. |
Memories of England's Coast-to-Coast Walk Monday 18th July, 2005
When you are already tired, a shorter distance can be quite a long way!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
We then headed for Reeth, by now in the full sun although the wind kept us cool. We walked past farms where fields were divided by ancient stone walls.
At 5.00 p.m. we arrived at Reeth to stock up with eggs, bacon, bread, fruit and milk. We were sore and weary after our comparatively short hike of 11 miles.
Reeth was a beautiful spot,
and so was the caravan park with its flat green lawn surrounded by
farmland. We found the owner of the caravan park who told us to hop into his ute in order to drive us to the exact spot where he wanted us to pitch our tents. When Denise went to get in the front seat of
his ute, he kindly told her to hop in the back tray!!
Sheep bleated all night, mothers calling to their lambs.
When you are already tired, a shorter distance can be quite a long way!
Here is hubby's daily diary.....
Day 10 Keld - Reeth
We packed up our gear to a
fewer number of midges and set off down the road under a lowering sky and a
calm wind. We stopped at a nearby Youth
Hostel where we made ourselves a cup of tea – and questioned why we weren’t
sleeping at comfortable places with real beds and no midges. We had a lovely relaxing hour, just sitting
in the YHA lounge armchairs, reading a few pamphlets and sipping hot tea.
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| Outside Keld Youth Hostel Denise is appreciating where we made a cup of tea her walking poles
We then set off on an easy day’s
walk along a river to Reeth, but we got lost, or rather, made a wrong turn. It
was Jonathan’s first day of being “map-reader”, and it was made somewhat
difficult because when we asked for help by a “local” out hiking, he showed us
where we were on our map, but in fact we had diverted off to the side of our strip-map! Later we asked directions
from some experienced and energetic local hikers with a larger Ordinance Survey
Map, and they directed us on to the path following the
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| Colourful roses grew in the deserted street of Gunnerside |
We walked past the greystone
houses bordering the deserted street of Gunnerside, admiring the beautiful
roses blooming in this small, tidy village.
We then headed for Reeth, by now in the full sun although the wind kept us cool. We walked past farms where fields were divided by ancient stone walls.
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| Next stop - Reeth |
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| Farmers' fields were divided by ancient stone walls |
At 5.00 p.m. we arrived at Reeth to stock up with eggs, bacon, bread, fruit and milk. We were sore and weary after our comparatively short hike of 11 miles.
Sheep bleated all night, mothers calling to their lambs.
