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May 21, 2007
Getting out of Dodge... a bit.
It has been a bit of a wild start to our trip so far... as you can tell.
So with the wide-flung curtains of this Monday morning revealing a spectacular English summer day, and with Dad in safe hands until our next visit, we hit the road for a little local runabout. We went to the neighboring village of Clitheroe for a bit of pie and sausage shopping and a visit to the castle.
First however, we had to pass my favorite view in the world. As a SF Bay resident you would think that my vista quotient would have been blunted by the majestic panorama of the Bay from Grisly Peak, but the view of Whalley Nab and Longridge Fell left me awestruck as a schoolboy and its effect is just as powerful today. Its face changes clock and season round, and is God's secret present to herself.
The Norman castle keep of Clitheroe has dominated the skyline for more than 800 years since being built around 1186 by Robert de Lacy to protect the administrative center of his vast estates, and is said to be the second smallest keep in England.
The views of from the old castle walls are breathtaking, as is the walk up the hill. We have more and bigger castles to come but this was a nice jaunt and a lovely day with my favorite sidekick.
Posted by Andrew at May 21, 2007 4:03 PM