”The little brown-sailed Swallow with her crew of five, including the parrot, had left Holly Howe Bay, and was now beating across the open lake that stretched away to the south between wooded hills, with moorland showing above the trees and, in the distance, mountains showing above the moorland.”—Arthur Ransome
Swallowdale is English author Arthur Ransome's second book in his classic children's series about a group of children who go on outdoor adventures during school holidays.