June 6

June 6th (sunny)
We got up again early and were on the road towards Ravenglass on the Irish Sea coast. We are able to walk from our campground to the shoreline. One of the highlights of the day was a 40 minute ride to an old slate mine on a miniature train through very beautiful countryside. Along the way were sheep, cows, pigs and mountainsides full of huge rhododendron bushes. The locals say they are almost becoming a “weed” in the area killing all the underbrush, etc. I rode the train twice (getting our money’s worth) while Georg enjoyed the beach and the surroundings of Ravenglass. Georg had a conversation with a local archeologist who gave him a 2,000 year-old piece of pottery from an old Roman ruin in the area. Met a lovely couple from Manchester,they concurred that most Britains are not enamored with their rail system nor their participation in the European Common market, had some laughs and a few drinks before we packed it in.