Day #61 Seascale to Barrow in Furnace.

            

Sea front in Seascale

 Another absolutely cloudless and beautiful morning (that's eight in a row now!) to greet this walker as he set off southwards. The sea was so calm it looked like the proverbial mirror. I had been assured by a couple of locals that in ideal conditions it is possible to see across to the Isle of Man. I was however unable to see Manx on this particular morning; maybe volcano debris is reducing sea level visibility. My route today involved skirting the Duddon Sands to follow the rather convoluted shoreline inland passing through through Millom, Askam and Dalton before reaching the stage goal today of  Barrow in Furnace. We are well into walking country here and the frequent road side beer gardens are full of outdoors types and wanna be's enjoying the spring sunshine.The hills of the Lake District loom high over the A59 and the A5087 with inspiring views of the  golden sands that stretch to the horizon across Morcambe Bay. By adding just 3 or 4 extra kilometers to the days load by opting for the 'low' road through Millom, I was able to avoid a couple of serious 20% hills.
           Barrow is an industrial town with a working dock yard that has recently constructed one of the new generation of British nuclear submarines. As recently as the 1890's barrow boasted the largest steel manufacturing facility in the world. with unemployment currently running at a high level the town appears tired and somewhat run down.
    
27.5 kms. walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered: 1458.6
Hours of walking today including rest stops: 9.0
Type of accommodation: Cyrene guest house
Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 20.00 no breakfast.

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