Lakes and Hills.................

The first day of our 6 week tour around the Lake District and Scotland was the 12th July 2011 and we started at Bowness-on-Windermere. Windermere is the largest of the Lakes - 10 miles long and a mile wide near here.  Touristy in the day but quite in the evenings when the coach parties have left.

Three days of fantastic weather so we were able to walk in the surrounding hills and take two boat trips on the lake - one in the evening sunset .................

and the next day to Ambleside across the water.................................



Waterfalls in Ambleside

On Friday 15th we moved on to Ravenglass in the Western Lakes and the only Lake District village on the coast.  A weather warning was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday so we made the most of checking out the village on Friday afternoon. Ravenglass has a railway station and a narrow gauge railway that goes into the hills.....they use the old ticket office as a pub and restaurant now called The Ratty Arms.

There was a break in the rain for about three hours so we went walking in the hills..........

Ravenglass Main Street. Two pubs one little shop (closed on Saturday afternoon!!!)



An old Petrol pump in the village.  Fuesl @ 1/5 a gallon - 7 pence!

 and, inspite of the severe weather warning, we had a lovely sunny evening over Ravenglass on Saturday........

Sunset at Ravenglass - low tide