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Well met Outlander! I write this to you under siege of "freshers flu." A common strain of flu in the Lupton Residences stemming from everyone being from a different place, but having one thing in common: being ridiculously unhygienic. Merrie has been solidly sick for a week+ and I finally seem to be coming down with something. I'm writing this post directly after the last; so it's not like it's new news... But it still keeps the posts fresh and exciting. Barrages of cold and flu pills, vapor rub, lozenges, throat spray, and minestrone will hopefully keep it at bay.

Our puckish adventures continued with a trip to the Lake District on 2/26/11. We were going to the largest lake, Windermere, and the town of Bowness. We went through U of L, so we took a bus with a lot of other international students. It took awhile, but thankfully the clouds parted during the 2 and half hour ride. We arrived, and being a gastronome, quickly found a place to eat. Our group found a cheap, lakefront carvery place so it was a no-brainer. The decision was only made easier when we found out they had unlimited soft-serve. After a nice meal we decided to buy tickets for a boat ride around the top half of the lake. They were expensive, just like everything else. While waiting for boat trip, we decided to walk as long as we could. We quickly found a trail and trekked it through (seemingly) random fields. This produced some of the best pictures so far. Unfortunately, almost everyone payed the price by falling into very wet grass. Not to mention a freak raincloud (seen in the bottom left picture) literally drenched us with rain for about 10 minutes. Ergo, we looked like vagrants in line for the boat.

The boat trip took 70 minutes and also had pretty stunning views. Unfortunately, we were already pretty drained from the hiking the the boat was warm. This surely harmless combination caused a constant battle with nodding off. It was practically time to leave when we docked and returned to the bus.  

Another success. WE'RE WINNERS.