First road trip from London to Lake District #motorway #uk #driving

Eventful motorway for my first long road trip. 6 hour drive each way from London to Lake district and back. 00:00:00 First M6 Toll visit. Couldn't reach contactless card reader from car. 00:02:24 Visiting Motorway Services - Stafford Services Moto 00:08:39 Car stopped on Lane 2 00:09:25 M6 Heading towards THE LAKES 00:11:25 Reached the edges of Lake District after 6 hours 00:20:35 Arriving at Penrith then right turn 4th exit at this massive spiral roundabout 00:24:15 Final stop before destination. First time at a multi-storey car park 00:28:12 The relaxing drive towards Keswick on the A66 00:42:06 Start of the long drive south towards to London on a yellow rain warning day 00:45:52 Motorway 0 visibility from spray 00:46:48 Dealing with hundreds of lorrys and a blue light fire truck on a very busy M6 for the first time 00:51:26 Visiting Motorway Services - Stafford services Roadchef 00:54:21 Second visit to the M6 Toll. Didn't need to step out of the car 00:57:26 Final stop before London Motorway Services. Oxford Services - Welcome Break 01:08:03 M25 chaos on a Friday afternoon. What was I thinking timing my return drive at this hour...