UK Continued

The drive to this lovely farm on Friday was a difficult challenge for Pop. Will Schermer had given us his GPS and it had admirably directed us all the way from London to Pateley Bridge, the nearest town. However, just to make things more interesting the GPS fiendishly charted a course over the hills and down through Wath rather than suggest the shorter, flatter route. The road we were on was narrow to the extreme--one lane with stone walls on either side. The views were astonishing, but the road was treacherous with many blind curves and the possibility of sheep in the way around every corner. We didn't meet any errant sheep, but we did come upon three sheep dogs with their shepherd.
Because of the challenging driving on Friday, Pop decided not to drive anywhere yesterday. Instead we explored the area around the farm where we are staying. The Nidderley Way--a 53 mile scenic public footpath--goes right through this farm (and many others, too) so we took a short hike down along the Gouthwaite Reservoir. There are several American families living in converted barns here on the farm. Two of the couples invited us for dinner last night. It was warm enough to eat out on the patio, but not uncomfortable at all. We had steak, salad, potatoes, and a pound cake to beat the buttermilk variety I make.
We looked for a church to attend this morning, but found many closed. We had a delicious roast (beef and pork) dinner at a pub and later had tea at Bettys (no apostophe) in Harrogate. We found a church there that we hope to attend next Sunday.
Tomorrow we're spending the day with British friends of Mr. McKenney, Rick and Vera. They'll show us some of their favorite sites/sights in the area. Then we're off to Edinburgh on Tuesday. I'm glad to report that even with the winding roads I have been virtually headache free for most of this vacation!