THE LAKES DISTRICT

THURSDAY 12^TH  -  It was a good decision to leave the train trip till today because we had a nice morning and managed to get the trip from Ravenglass to Dalegarth.  This was about a fifty minute trip in the tiniest carriages with a very small steam engine.  We had a hour there and then the return trip.  It was lunch time when we came back to the car and decided to drive on to the Bridge Inn at Stanton Bridge.  Another nice lunch however we have decided to give coffees a miss.  So far we have not been able to get a decent cup for days. 

We then drove to Wast Water.  This is the deepest Lake in the Lakes district.  It also claims to have the smallest church and the highest mountain however by the time we arrived at the end of the lake it was impossible to see the top of the mountain (Mt Scafell Pike) as the cloud and mist had moved in and on the way back it started really raining again.  Obviously it pays to get going early and do the sights before the rain comes across.  We have booked into the B & B at Seascale for tonight and tomorrow night so hopefully we will get a chance tomorrow to have a look around this coastal area. 

Misty rain starts moving in while we were at Wast Waters.