Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Day 12 - Ullswater to Dumfries

Almost as soon as we got on the road, the savage hills of the Lake District began to soften into something a lot more cycle-friendly. Pretty soon we had straight, flat roads humming under our tyres, a powerful tailwind pushing us along at upwards of 20mph (non-cyclists – that's a lot).

This was the view in front of us:




...and this was the view behind us:




After the difficult, soggy struggle through the lakes, this freewheeling progress felt good. Here are some more pics...

Rosie improvises a Nature Hanky:





Here at last:




Famous creepy marriage place, Gretna:



Cheerily painted bus shelter, in the rain:



More tomorrow, when we get our first full day north of the border...

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