Around Lancaster
By the Friday we were ready for a less extensive travelling programme, and fortunately the Rigbys had that in mind for us.
We had a look at the priory church, here, and the Lancaster Castle close by.
Pauline grew up in this area and went to High School here in Lancaster, so we saw her school, before heading out to Morecambe, now a suburb of Lancaster, but then an independent town, where her home was.
She showed us her home and then took us to a good café for scones and coffee for lunch.
While we were wandering wbout Morecambe, we came across a statue of one of the town's famous sons, Eric Morecambe, and below is a shot of him with a nameless friend!
After lunch we drove southwards a few kilometres to the popular and famous resort of Blackpool. Again we strolled about the town; it was off-season and the place was practically deserted; the weather was not very attractive, not too cold and not actually raining, but overcast and threatening.
The famous Tower was closed, so we couldn't go up it, and there were no illuminations, so we found a Woolworth's café for afternoon tea of mince pies, and then headed home.
We fully appreciated the effort our friends went to to make our stay enjoyable. Just being with them was great fun and special; the sightseeing and food were extras.
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