Sunday, July 30 St. Bees 8 miles walking - getting our feet wet!Lulu's Guest House

Highlights:

Breakfast- delicious + good coffee - a pleasant surprise

A walk to the Irish Sea that took us to the lighthouse and Sandich and back to St. Bees

A dip of our toes in the Irish Sea and a fun search for the perfect rock to carry and throw in the North Sea at the end of the trip.

A nap!!  

Dinner in St. Bees:  curry, lamb and portobello mushroom burgers.

Inexpensive so far

Craig received an education on types of beers:

Cask - room temperature and independently made and keg is more commercial brands that are cold on tap. 

And tipping:  10 percent at most.  Not like the US. 


The coffee's good!

Our windows at Lulu's

Craig's chosen pebble. 


Guess what this is?  A mushroom!!  One of Kevin's gems.


Our proprietor at Lulu's.  And her baby.  

Here is our selection of rocks:


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