Sunday, 30 August
Woke up in our little cottage, after a super quiet night. We were slow to get moving, but then struck south. The weather was very patchy, so we stayed in the car until Cartmel. Visited the Priory, a lovely church still very much in use, and wandered through the village. Saw the old Priory Gatehouse, and visited a shop to buy some of the famous Cartmel Toffee Pudding for later.
Next we doubled back and down the Furness peninsula to see the ruins of the old Abbey. Built in a beautiful red stone, and with splendid grounds sprawling over and beside a little stream. An achingly melancholy site.
Ate a packed lunch in the car, then set off around the coast for Ravenglass, but the rai set in and we lost heart - getting halfway, before returning to Broughton for a coffee/tea break, and then home to the cottage for a siesta.
Read a book, worked out some plans for the week, and watched the rain through the window.
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