FRIDAY. Tewitfield, Lancaster canal
The 2008 trip thus far: 330 Locks; 641 Miles; 65 Swing\Lift Bridges. Bus pass journeys 23
We caught the bus from Tewitfield, to Keswick. It was a preparatory trip to see where we wanted to examine more closely. The journey took us through Milnthorpe, Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside and Grassmere before arriving at Keswick two and a half hours later.
The bus was nearly full upstairs, most of the passengers were of the bus pass generation. We travelled in company with a couple from a boat at Tewitfield; they were going to Windermere and were pointing out points of local interest for us.
The countryside after leaving Kendal just became more and more spectacular. The only slight drawback was because of the current advertising vogue. Not content with merely covering the panels between the upper and lower deck of the bus; the whole exterior, including windows has to be covered. When you look through the window, you have lots of small black spots before your eyes. It’s a good job that we were travelling for nothing; I would have complained to my MP!
On the return journey, the bus had no covered windows and the stunning scenery was clearly visible. I managed to take some pictures from the bus; most of the time we were making the most of the views.
Weather – Mainly sunny, a few clouds but dry.
