Day # 65 Garstang to Preston Lancs.

        Only somewhat rested from the effects of a rather noisy night at the pub B & B in Garstang. Unfortunately my room was directly above the karaoke lounge and now that drinking hours in the UK have been de-restricted, the noisy, off key howling sessions, can go on quite late. An easy days walk planned for today along a major road that carried less than its share of traffic due to the proximity of a parallel motorway. The hills to the east, as viewed from my  walking route, are gradually receding and the coastal plain widening out.

        Enjoy a pleasant lunch on a grassy bank in the warm sunshine, before I enter the built-up area that is the industrial city of Preston.Not being a tourist town, there appears to be, an absence of economical bed & breakfasts--plenty of 100 pound a night Ramadas. Arriving in the central city area, I am glad to utilize the services of the local 'Visitor Information' office to direct me to an over night (run by an Australian couple) in the western suburbs. Preston central seems to confirm the stereo type image I have of dark, stern Victorian architectural styled northern cities, surrounded by streets of small old terrace type houses. 

      Settled in early enough to complete some house keeping chores, food shopping and a visit to the local laundrymat 
22.5 kms. walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered: 1568.7
Hours of walking today including rest stops: 4.75.
Type of accommodation: Tourist hotel.
Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 25.00 no breakfast.

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