Lake Windermere

Back in the UK

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May 18th 2016
ON this, the first trip to the UK since Frances died, I had to return to the Lake District and visit Windermere where we honeymooned almost 44 years ago. Fond memories. I drove across Hardknott pass, an experience not for the fainthearted, and visited the remains of Hardknott fort built by Hadrian in the 2nd century: A fitting prologue to my walk across England from Bowness on Solway to Newcast ... read more

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