Exiting Scotland we headed into the Lake District of England. We had enjoyed beautiful weather all through Scotland. About 1 hour after crossing the border, it started to rain.
We stopped at Hadrian's Wall - a Roman wall that was built across the country to keep the "barbarians" out. We drove for some time in the countryside before realising we were actually driving on the wall. So much for our "Where is it? We must be close" comments.
We saw more peaks in the Lake District than the Peak District... I think there is some sort of conspiracy there. We stopped at a lovely town called Keswick and stayed at a Youth Hostel on the banks of a river. In the evening we had a walk around the town and through the flower gardens in the local park on our way to the lake. It is great how the sun doesn't set until 9pm - lots of time to explore. The next morning we strolled some more around the town and down to the lake, then visited the nearby stone circle.
We drove all the way to Holyhead, only stopping at Windemere to have lunch on the banks of another lake. The local airforce decided to entertain us with F1-11 fly bys. Very exciting.
Holyhead was a small town out on the edge of an island peninsula. We found the remote Youth Hostel after asking directions. This was close to a bay overlooking the Irish Sea, which we walked down to - complete with real sand!
Bay in Holyheadl
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