Weather: Hot, heavy &
mainly overcast.
Distance:
30 km (18.6 miles) Total Distance: 3426 miles
There was no
business meeting to hang this trip off so went up on my own. I still called in
the Butty Bar, the shop near our Lancaster factory, for coffee, roll and a
cake.
I got lost when trying to find a
way to the river eventually parked down by the wharf. I set off down the river on a decent enough
footpath that then turned into a bike track after a while. The village of Glassen was excellent – a
posh, yachting place and pretty village all rolled into one! I had a cup of tea outside a take-away caravan.
The footpath then headed down a track to the
true coast. I went to look at the
remains of Cockshead Abbey and then past a village or row of houses at Banks
Head.
Eventually I
reached the main road and signs on the farm gates appeared to make it clear
that I was not to go along the sea defences so I had to keep to the main road
for about three miles, most miserable though admittedly not too busy. I met a young man going the other way saying
he was off to Lancaster but did not know how far it was and did not appear to
have any road sense. I wonder if he ever made it?
I got
back onto a new footpath and Lane End nature reserve for a mile but was then
forced inland for a bit. I got buzzed by
lapwings before following the path then all the way to Knott and had a cup of
tea and a cake in the café near the ferry stop.
I got slightly concerned about my next days trip as I noted the ferry
was not running and I planned to use it to get back to my car at the end of the day. It turned out it was because it was low tide.
I
caught the bus back to Lancaster. I
think my car may have been interfered with because when I opened the door all
the windows suddenly opened! I went to
the campsite at Stanah Country park and got a field to myself apart from the
buzzing pylon. Nice and tranquil though. I went to get a Chinese take away and a can
of beer.
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