{"id":818,"date":"2020-10-27T22:57:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T22:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecheshiretrail.com\/blog\/?p=818"},"modified":"2023-12-30T23:08:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T23:08:19","slug":"chapter-5-halfway-round-the-bend-and-i-missed-the-pancakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecheshiretrail.com\/blog\/chapter-5-halfway-round-the-bend-and-i-missed-the-pancakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 5: Halfway ’round the bend and I missed the pancakes by two days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was no breakfast buffet this time. At least there was hot water for my thermos and for my morning coffee. Luckily, I had come prepared. Breakfast was spent in the car after parking by the church for one last photo op of rainbow lane before the tourists start waking up. Also, I wanted to leave some room for pancakes and coffee from a turf house in the middle of nowhere. I hear it’s a special experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good Morning Rainbow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had spied a waterfall on the way down from the pass driving into town. I planned to make the stop there on my way over. I was the first car parked there so I was able to enjoy a little bit of solitude and had the waterfall all to myself for a good half hour before other folks began to filter in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Random roadside waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the waterfall, I made my way to a seemingly random left turn along the main road to a 20 minute trip down a dirt road with something special at the end. Along the way, I passed by a two-for-one special on waterfalls. It was quite a bargain so I decided to make a stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two-tiered special of the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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lower falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back on the road, my phone somehow managed to find the correct turn-off from the highway. It was an interesting drive down a rocky road with nothing but more rocks on either side of the road. every crest of the hill promising something just beyond it. After 20-plus minutes of bouncing around, I came to a small farm by a lake. I could see two little turf houses and a couple of sheep grazing by it. Unfortunately, the sign informed me that I missed pancakes and coffee by about 2 days. Summer season was officially over so the residents have closed up shop for the year. Well, I’m here already so I might as well explore a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looks cozy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I found a guy staying at one of the turf houses and he told me in heavily accented, slightly broken English that he is renting the turf house for a few weeks. He found it through one of the homesharing sites. I figured that would be a great idea for my return trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Missed the pancakes. Try again next time?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There were no pancakes but there were two very placid sheep munching along. I slowly approached one and propositioned it for a photo shoot. It was very obliging. I decided I would perhaps risk life and limb and pet it. If I got injured, I hope my Garmin emergency service could airlift me out of there to the nearest ER quick enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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one sheep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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two sheep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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