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Peak District

A rare UK sunny day, so off we ventured to the Peak District. For a walk around the Ladybower Reservoir. It’s a big old piece of water, takes hours to walk around it.

It took 8 years to construct it and then 2 years to fill it to a depth of just over 40 metres. When it was filled, two beautiful villages were sadly, no more.

During WWII, RAF bombers practiced here with bouncing bombs for future raids on German Dams, as seen in the old Dambusters Movie.

The Reservoir also features two massive plug holes, that control the level of water and power huge hydroelectric generators.

If you ever get the chance, it’s a great place to visit and walk. But sadly NO Swimming allowed.

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Donuts

Another late evening trip out for Hawklad, this time a couple of hours drive to the beautiful Peak District. It might well have been quicker but I managed to get lost in the dreaded Yorkshire Twilight Zone, otherwise known as the city Sheffield’s road network.

On the bright side, while lost we discovered a Dunkin Donuts store. One of those occasions where I happily ignore any gluten issues I may have for the GREATER GOOD….

The downside of evening trips is that you can far too quickly start to run out of light, BUT for those couple of hours, having somewhere as amazing as this place basically to ourselves, absolutely wonderful for Hawklad.