We left a grey Manchester and headed North skirting the western edge of the Lake District to our next campsite at Drigg, near Seascale, Cumbria. Gradually the sky brightened, the sun came out and it felt really warm!
Our campsite is just a mile from the sea, so after setting up our pitch, we headed for a late afternoon walk on the beach. Seascale is not far from Sellafield and the footpath to the sea took us round the edge of a huge Low Level Radioactive Waste Repository site. The beach is also apparently part of a shore to sea MOD firing range, thankfully no red flags flying.
With views to the Isle of Man, the beach was a vast expanse of sand, sea and sky and not a soul to be seen. And as long as you didn’t pick up any stray ordinance it was a perfect spot.
The next morning, after the obligatory cooked breakfast for no1 husband, we walked to the beach & spent a really peaceful few hours sunbathing, yes sunbathing on a beach in Cumbria in September. The tide was out and although we went in the sea, it wasn’t deep enough to swim unless you wanted to walk another mile…. We read, built cairns, had a mini stone throwing competition.
It was a really relaxing day, that was topped off with another night beside the fire, with a chilli cooked al fresco, I felt like Keith Floyd.
Tomorrow we head for Keswick for 2 nights
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