Day Off

Blair and Mike left early to catch their plane. Because the Northern Line was closed for repairs this morning they had to take a bus to another Line. I went out with them and saw them off on the bus. Then I bought Sunday papers and went home to read and drink coffee.

When we were first here I bought the Times, but after a buying two copies I realized that Murdoch owns the paper and stopped buying it. Now I buy the Guardian, which is named the Observer on Sundays. The Guardian is known to be a supporter of the Labour Party, but it looks middle of the road to me. There are lots of newspapers available, from tabloid scandal sheets to very proper papers like the Times and the Guardian. I don't know for certain, but it looks like the British papers are much healthier than those in the US.

We lazed around the flat and then made a dash for the train station for our trip north through Leeds to Ilkley, the starting point for the Dales Way. Ben and Melanie helped us with our stuff as they had an evening flight. The trains were full of people heading out for a day in the sun. And by the end of the day there were many sun burns to be seen. I read and dozed and Rhonda played games on her phine during the three hour train ride

We arrived at the Tivoli Guest House about 5, after typically wandering through town from the train station in the wrong direction. We got settled in the room and did some washing before setting out to town to find the trail head and eat.