Wednesday we woke up to a rainy day.

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After breakfast we decided to drive around and explore the Lake District further. We drove to the sea coast, not very impressive I would say, as it was cold and windy. We drove back to the lakes over the mountains, passing through Hardknott Pass, an amazing landscape, at the very top of the mountain there were remains of a Roman fort.

Ruinas de um Forte Romano

The pass rises over 300m in about 1.5km, and some of the hairpin bends near the top are 33% gradient. The decent down the East side of the pass is into a different landscape. The first dwelling is near a very pretty bridge…

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We proceded to Grasmere, one of the main tourist magnets in the Lake District, as it is a very quaint village, next to a river, and one of the places William Wordsworth lived. He is buried in the churchyard, and his former house is now a museum.

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