Does a day out on the trains count as an adventure?

I have been thinking about my Interrail adventure a lot recently. A year and a half ago I spent a month travelling around Europe on trains. I saw so many sights and had so much fun. I’d love to do it again one day but it did cost a lot of money and took me away from my family, so not for a while. Instead this week I spent one day on some of the most scenic railways in England.

From Preston to Carlisle, then on the famous Settle line to Leeds, before returning on the Bentham line to Lancaster and back to Preston. And all for £34.25.

The weather was not as good as in Sicily during my Interrail trip, but it was clear enough to see the amazing views across the Yorkshire Dales and the South Lakes.

There is something about train travelling that I love. I do not need to concentrate as I do when driving a car or a Narrowboat. I can simply gaze out of the window, listen to a podcast and watch the world go by. I can see great countryside, dream of what it would have been like in the days or steam, and even nosey into people’s back gardens.

And because I am retired I can do it all any time I want to.

So was it a great day out? You bet. And does it count as an adventure. Yeah why not.