On the road June 1, 2008

To Saltaire and back from Cumbria I encountered gypsy hoardes on the roads, in ditches, crowded around grass verges, especially where access to a watering-hole. Their horses tremendous. These are the gypsy souls of yesteryear, even if they live in (posh) houses nowadays. This is their remembering, their clanning together, horse-drawn caravans a touch Wild Western, spirit of the frontier. They are on their way to Appleby in Cumbria for the biggest gypsy gathering.