We decided to take it easy today and had a gentle morning before heading back to Ulverston for a coffee and then had a two and a half mile walk down the canal and back.
It's a beautiful place to take a nice easy stroll down with lots of wildlife including dragon flies, moorhens, swans, and herons to mention just a few. The water is full of yellow and white waterlilies and we were spellbound watching baby moorhens walking across the flat, circular leaves instead of swimming.
At the end there was another surprise in store as the canal ends and the beach begins.
This is where we stumbled upon the river Crake estuary as it flows down to the sea. It was so lovely and we sat on a bench watching gulls and oyster catchers scurrying across the sand searching for food. It was amazing. And this only feet away from the canal which was behind us. Totally unique.
As you have probably noticed, the clouds were gathering for what the weather forecast said was going to be thundery showers so we made a hasty retreat, did some grocery shopping and headed back to the cottage for a nice relaxing hour or two.
Steve checked the forecast and we grabbed an hour around six in the evening to go out for a drive to have a very brief look at Lake Coniston where Donald Campbell broke the water speed record and also lost his life.
The views were breathtaking. We only stayed a short while as the breeze was chilly and more rain was threatening. No doubt we'll be back later on in the week.
This holiday is turning out to be an absolute joy and I can't wait to find out what other gems we'll discover.
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