A KENDAL IN THE WIND

After a nice family get together I have set off for  the town of Kendal in the Lake district. I have to tell you that Kendal is very big for it's size and has some very interesting alleyways & buildings. It's a thriving town with hardly a vacant shop. If you go you should pop into Nero coffee & check out the staff. The day I went in there were three members of staff on. One,a man who thought he was a girl, a girl who though she was a man & a girl with purple hair and more tattoo's than I could count. very entertaining.

A special breed of sheep dog

510 calories in an 85 gm bar

Next stop, Dunster hill in the North East for two or three nights. This is Caravan & Camping club site which suits me very well as outside High Season ( basically when the schools are on holiday ) I get 25% off making a typical cost of £10.50 a night which is good value. A bonus on this site is that the bus stops right outside. Allowing me to travel for free with my bus pass South to Alnwick or North to Bamburgh Castle & Berwick on Tweed. First trip out is to Bamburgh to see the castle and visit the Grace Darling Museum.

Grace Darling was born in Bamburgh and lived lived on an Island just off the coast in a lighthouse as her farther was the lighthouse keeper. One night a ship foundered on the rocks in heavy seas and Grace & her Farther put to sea in an open rowing boat & managed to rescue 9 souls. Grace was the first woman to receive a meddle froem the RNLI. In the museum you see the the very boat used in the rescue.

Memorial to Grace

Grace immortalized in the middle window ore in hand

This area is well known for its Wildlife so here's a picture of a rare bird.

Yes folks It's a KITE