June7

June 7th (cloudy with sunny breaks)
Left our site in Ravenglass and drove most of the day expecting to arrive Durham mid-afternoon. The scenery was breathtaking as we wound our way up and over spectacular vistas reaching altitudes of 1900 feet. One thing to note are the amount of casualties (serious injuries/death) on some of the roads. An example would be 1245 casualties in 5 years on one stretch, with an average of 5 deaths per week over that length of time. That is unbelievable. We think they should consider slowing down a bit. Also noted the rabbit road kill, we must have seen at least 70 today.On way to Durham we passed by a town named “Cockersmouth”, famous for the Jennings brewey. We got out and walked in a lovely place called Alston and bought delicious bread, local cheeses and some home-made sausage from a prize-winning butcher. Also, enjoyed a walk up to a waterfall, had our lunch before continuing on our way to Durham. Arrived Durham around 3 pm, found a campground, went for a walk to the river Weer, had dinner and retired early after cards.