BLACKPUDLIAN…AND THEN THERE WAS THE SUNSETS OVER MORECAMBE BAY…

By the time this is posted, I will have been to Blackpool (as well as some villages on the way), Arnside and Silverdale.    Unfortunately when I was trying to post my Blackpool pictures, my computer lost power and it was lost midstream and then there has been no internet access here in Silverdale next to Morecambe Bay.    So going back in time to catch up:

On Sunday, September 18, 2011 it was sunny and lovely out so we drove through several quaint little villages to get to Blackpool—Blackpool is known as a holiday town and is built along the waterfront and sort of reminds me of Coney Island, NY.  It has 3 big piers (one with a giant ferris wheel) and lots of amusement venues as well as a zoo and park.   So here is some pictures of our trip:

Black Bull pub across the street from the White Bull pub in Great Eccleston:

Wrea Green village center:

Lytham Windmill next to the Ribble estuary:

Notice the “chimney pots” on every chimney—they are beautiful:

The seaside on the way to Blackpool:

The daylight view of the beginning of the Blackpool Illumination drive…it is known as the Biggest Free Show on Earth!:

 And right next to it is one HUGE roller coaster!:

That’s Blackpool Tower (600 feet high) in the distance:

Tableaux that are lighted up along part of the Illumination promenade!:

A lone fisherman along the cold Irish Sea:

Geoff waiting for me in his classic Porsche 924!:

“Olympia” is in Blackpool!   Very cool!:

Above is a  kite surfer braving the cold Irish sea!  There was a windsurfer, too, but I didn’t capture him on film.

 Fleetwood town center…a former fishing hub.  They still make Fisherman’s Friend there, however!:

 Our “Moby Dick” order (shared!) of Fish n Chips and mushy peas!  YUM!  The best!:

Then on to the night festivities riding an old tram (they will be taking them out of service and replacing them so a real treat to ride) along the Illuminations:

TO BE CONTINUED...SORRY...RUNNING LOW ON BATTERY...DARN IT, ANYHOW!

Love, Sue & Geoff xo

(Taken at the Blackpool Illuminations)