Notes from the May - June 2009
Tour of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and England
 Barrow in Furness, England - May 26 First port of call A brass band and friendly people came to welcome us to their land. |
 The town crier read out a welcoming proclamation. |
 Our tour of the Lake Distict was handled by Mountain Goat, Ltd. in this vehicle |
 Peter Fox was our driver and guide. |
 After a short stop in Barrow for the cash machine, our first destination was at the pier on Coniston Water. |
 This glacier-formed lake of six miles in length was the site of boat speed record attempts, including a fateful run in 1967 of Donald Campbell's Bluebird boat that broke up at 320 mph killing him. |
 My eyes are closed - I must be dreaming |
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