Eric's Thoughts from Lancaster England

Greetings to anyone who may be reading this. I finally got a chance to blog, but this first one may have to be brief as we are heading to our next adventure (a short hike to a waterfall and visit to a cave) in a little while. Jenny and I are staying with friends (Alex and Melissa) in a renovated barn (it is much more charming than it sounds) near Lancaster, England. Lancaster is the town where Alex was born. The barn is on the out-skirts of Lancaster surrounded by rolling green hills and farm animals. It is peaceful and the stress of the school year and the travel to get here has already melted away. As a child, I was always fascinated with this part of England. The moors are picturesque, and we had a wonderful, but slightly damp (it had rained most of the day before we got here), walk on our first day. We have been lucky with the weather so far and have managed to see some of the local sites (a castle, a cathedral, a coastal town) that we probably would never have seen if it was not for our friends being in this part of the country. I am going to sign off for now, but Jenny and I will try to post more details and/or pictures later. We hope everyone is doing well.