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Walking in England - Boredale, Monday 1999 August 16

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August 16th 1999
Today it was supposed to rain and it didn’t – a beautiful day of mixed sun and cloud. Tomorrow it is supposed to pour, and someone told me it is the same forecast for the whole country. Layers (of clothes) today! The Level 4 walk (easier) is much more to my taste and ability, probably a bit harder than the most strenuous of the Devon walks last year. Today we took an easier route in the same ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more