In Kendal, with comics and Callum
Oct. 12th, 2018 04:39 pmWe are in Kendal for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, and this year we have again managed to book the Marketplace Hideaway, where we stayed three years ago - and we have persuaded ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
helenraven to join us, which will be fun. The forecast was - and is - for atrocious weather, specifically Storm Callum, who seems to be a storm of strong winds rather than torrential downpours. We had rain on the drive here, but normal autumn rain, enlivened by autumn colours, noticeably advanced since our excursion last week. As we approached Kendal, though, the rain stopped and the wind picked up: there were branches to be avoided on the road, and shop signs waving wildly, not to mention A-boards going walkabout...
We lunched in Kirkby Stephen, at the Mulberry Café. They don't put two shots in the Americano unless you ask them to, but the resultant coffee is excellent, and I recommend the gluten free almond cake. For sheer visual impact, though, go to the bakery next door, which is all ready for Hallowe'en:
Since we were last at the Hideaway, wifi has arrived here, which is a pleasant surprise. Less pleasant is that the lock has become temperamental. We had planned to go to a four o' clock event, left our departure rather late and then discovered we couldn't lock the door: I'd be less philosophical about this if the event hadn't been a last-minute discovery (and if I'd known how much programming there was today, I'd have booked an extra day and arrived yesterday. Oh, well) and if the thought of staying in and having a cup of tea instead hadn't been so attractive. But maybe we should try again, with plenty of time in hand - and then off to the Brewery to collect tickets, and for the opening event.
helenraven to join us, which will be fun. The forecast was - and is - for atrocious weather, specifically Storm Callum, who seems to be a storm of strong winds rather than torrential downpours. We had rain on the drive here, but normal autumn rain, enlivened by autumn colours, noticeably advanced since our excursion last week. As we approached Kendal, though, the rain stopped and the wind picked up: there were branches to be avoided on the road, and shop signs waving wildly, not to mention A-boards going walkabout...We lunched in Kirkby Stephen, at the Mulberry Café. They don't put two shots in the Americano unless you ask them to, but the resultant coffee is excellent, and I recommend the gluten free almond cake. For sheer visual impact, though, go to the bakery next door, which is all ready for Hallowe'en:
Since we were last at the Hideaway, wifi has arrived here, which is a pleasant surprise. Less pleasant is that the lock has become temperamental. We had planned to go to a four o' clock event, left our departure rather late and then discovered we couldn't lock the door: I'd be less philosophical about this if the event hadn't been a last-minute discovery (and if I'd known how much programming there was today, I'd have booked an extra day and arrived yesterday. Oh, well) and if the thought of staying in and having a cup of tea instead hadn't been so attractive. But maybe we should try again, with plenty of time in hand - and then off to the Brewery to collect tickets, and for the opening event.
