Yeah, we're in St Bees and really enjoying it. We left home yesterday by backpacking to the bus station and taking the airport bus to Pearson. Our Air Transat flight left a bit later than the scheduled 22:40 takeoff but favourable winds put us on the ground in Manchester almost 30 minutes early- just so that we could hurry up and wait. Clearing British customs was smooth and the walk to the train station was quick. We bought tickets to St Bees and were on the way. The route took us up to Carlisle where we caught the train back south to St Bees. Until the train cleared Manchester, it was a bit chaotic because a number of people were going into Manchester and three bicycles were brought on.
The train station in St Bees was only two minutes from our B & B so we were settled in very quickly. After that we took a walk around town until 6 pm when the Queen’s restaurant opened for dinner. Our first dinner in England far surpassed our admittedly low expectations. My fish and chips with a pint of bitter were excellent as was Susie's chicken burger with pulled pork. We are excited about starting our trek tomorrow morning. Today's weather was sunny and warm but not hot. We are hoping for the same tomorrow.
Hi Aunty and Uncle we look forward to your daily post .. looks like it will be a fun place to hike .... glad the weather is nice :) <3
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