Dai's Slow lejog

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Day 22 Hest Bank- Windermere 31 miles (690)

Waking up to a wet morning my cousin gave me a good send off with a tasty cooked breakfast. The first few miles followed the tow path of the Lancaster Canal and fortunately the rain eased a bit although it remained grey and drizzly. From Carnforth after the briefest of encounters passing the railway station my route took me across the marsh into Silverdale where I arrived at the Leighton Moss RSPB reserve and spent a couple of hours checking out the birds. On through really attractive countryside to arrive in Arnside for lunch. All the way there had been views across Morecambe Bay but now the route headed north on quiet country roads through the increasingly undulating south Lakeland countryside. I had a spectacuar burst tyre in Milnthorpe which wrecked the tyre. Very fortunately a semi- retired bicycle repairman had a workshop in the back of a newsagents and was able to help me get back on the road fairly quickly. The last ten miles through Kendal and on into Windermere was a bit of a slog to make my booked train after the delay.

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Photos

Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal

Carnforth Station
Carnforth Station

Leighton Moss
RSPB Leighton Moss - Black Headed gulls

near Silverdale
near Silverdale , Morecambe Bay

near Silverdale
Native yew on limestone near Silverdale,Cumbria

Railway viaduct at Arnside , Cumbria
Railway viaduct at Arnside , Morecambe Bay, Cumbria