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    • TravelerKnights of the Island
      Day 5

      Von Liverpool nach Südschottland

      May 11, 2022 in England ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      Wir fuhren heute von Liverpool mit dem Ziel Killmarnock bei Glasgow. Als wir durch den Lake Distrikt kamen, hat es mehr als einmal die Sprache verschlagen. Die Landschaft mit den sanften Bergen und grünen Tälern, den malerischen Orten und zahlreichen Seen lud uns ein sie mit unserem Bruno zu erkunden und diverse Roadchallenges zu absolvieren. Unser Ziel Killmarnock war wenig spektakulär und wird hier nicht groß erwähnt. Für den nächsten Tag haben wir große Pläne mit Inselhopping durch die Hebriden. Es bleibt also spannend.Read more

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    • Knights of the Island
      Day 5

      Offroad-Prüfung Teil 3

      May 11, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Die dritte und letzte Offroad-Challenge führte entlang der Old Coach Road im Lake District. Unser LandCREWser hat uns passend dazu auch hier problemlos hindurch kutschiert 😉, Andere Autos blieben liegen und mussten fremde Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen.Read more

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    • Knights of the Island
      Day 5

      Hadrians Wall

      May 11, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Als nördliche Abgrenzung des römischen Reiches wurde unter Kaiser Hadrian der nach ihm benannte Wall errichtet. Er erstreckte sich auf 117,5 km und war ungefähr 5 m hoch. An manchen Stellen kann man die Reste dieses beeindruckenden Bauwerks noch heute sehen.Read more

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    • TravelerKnights of the Island
      Day 6

      Hadrians Wall

      May 11, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Der Hadrianswall gilt als bedeutendstes Stück römischer Geschichte in Großbritannien. Der Grenzwall, der 1987 von der UNESCO in den Status des Weltkulturerbes erhoben wurde, ist ein stummer Zeuge der fast 2000 Jahre alten Geschichte Nordenglands. Er ist ganze 135km lang.Read more

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    • 2022 - Knights of the Island
      Day 14

      Annandale - Distillery

      May 20, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Diese kleine Distillery liegt wieder auf unserem Weg. Auf dem Hinweg war leider keine Zeit, aber jetzt machen wir einen kurzen Stopp für einen Afternoon Tea.
      Earl Grey aus gusseisernen Kannen die lange warm halten.

      Das Visitor Center ist auch hübsch anzuschauen, eine weitere Tour ist aber nicht erforderlich.      Read more

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    • Adventure Couple AustriaKnights of the Island
      Day 5

      Welcome to Scotland

      May 11, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Heute haben wir einen langen und abenteuerlichen Tag 😜 nachdem wir uns zur heutigen Road Mission und dem Task of the day (Co-Piloten-Tausch) auf gemacht haben, haben wir ein paar andere Teams getroffen, die uns dann zur offroad challenge mitgenommen haben - nach ca. 250m mussten wir leider aufgeben 🥺 mit dem Passat leider nicht bezwingbar - aber die Aussicht war gut 🤗Read more

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    • TravelerCanals and Camper Vans
      Day 7

      Walkabout Wednesday

      September 13, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      We had a nice low-key day today. We enjoyed a relaxing breakfast onboard and spent some time tidying up the boat. We walked into Lancaster to find a bank to switch our 50-pound notes. We tried to spend them in shops and pubs but no one wanted them. The first two banks were lined up, so we tried what appeared to be a credit union. They said no if we weren't customers. We found a Lloyds Bank, and they turned us down, too. They suggested we try a Post Office. The first person we spoke to at the Post Office suggested we take them to the Bank of England, seriously? Randy explained our challenge to a lovely young lady who initially apologized and said she couldn't help us but then said she would change all our 50s into 10s and 20s. We were so grateful. A word of caution don't bring 50 pound notes if you come to England. Actually, everywhere we've been tap has been the preferred payment method. Once we had our cash under control, we visited the Lancaster Priory and the Lancaster Castle. Both were definitely worth seeing. The area surrounding them was also very beautiful. We stopped for a late lunch in a little cafe and picked up some supplies at Aldi. It was a beautiful day today, and we really enjoyed our short southbound trip. Initially, we planned on stopping in a heavily wooded area, but we decided we wanted to enjoy the sunshine. We found a really nice secluded spot, no pub for us today. We had our chairs at the front of the boat to enjoy the sunshine and seclusion, but then a friendly dog came for a visit with his owner. Many people walk their dogs along the tow path. We had a nice chat about the history of the canal. As he continued his walk, another canal boat pulled up behind us to park for the night. We've met them a couple of times and it was nice to have a happy hour with them. They owned their own narrowboat previously and were now occasionally renting. They shared so much information on other canals. We had a nice dinner on board and played a few card games.Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      112
      Day 95

      Royal respite

      December 7, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      I believe today marked the start of some very boring updates, dear readers!

      We awoke in our castle, enjoyed some tea and some freshly baked bread which was dropped off by our lovely bnb host, drank some more tea before heading out for a walk to see our castle grounds and the adjourning small town of Hornby.

      Our accommodation is buildings attached to the main keep of the castle - so we aren't staying in a castle per se, but it's close enough.

      After doing 2 laps of the 'quaint' (tiny) town we decided we needed to find a walking path if we even wanted to consider hitting our 10k step goal, so we found a public path that took us through some private farms before turning around and getting absolutely drenched in the rain.

      We made our way back after hitting the step goal and enjoyed watching Shaun of the Dean before finishing off the charcuterie leftovers from yesterday.

      Step count: 11.6k      Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      6
      Day 94

      Roman around the countryside

      December 6, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C

      This morning we said goodbye to our Newcastle accommodation and headed east towards the great northern wall, none other than Hadrian's Wall! We picked around the middle of the wall as there was a Roman fort and museum there, but once we got there we found out that it was closed... It was very sad to see.

      Fortunately for us, today was the first day of blue skies and sun in England that we've had in a while, so we decided to walk part of the wall. It was a toasty 4°C and the sun was shining brightly and there wasn't a breeze. We walked past Roman ruins, sheep, frozen mud and puddles for about 45 minutes until we decided to turn around and start heading back. It was very peaceful, and a lovely way of getting our daily steps in. Thanks Emperor Hadrian for such a lovely wall, I'm sure that it was effective at keeping the Picts out!

      After making our way back to the car, we drove to a nearby town to grab a coffee and a scone, then bought some supplies for the evening and got back on our way to head to our accommodation.

      The road had us go between the Lake District and North Pennines nature preserve, which was a beautiful drive. The hills and mountains loomed in the distance, and the tops were all still covered in snow. We're hoping we get a chance to come back up and explore some of the area before we head too far south!

      Eventually we made it to the town near our accommodation and stopped briefly at the Lidl to grab some more groceries before heading to our dingy little hut.

      Did I say say dingy little hut? I meant to say castle!!! (Or at least, part of one.) It was pitch black when we pulled in so we have no clue what our accommodation looks like. I'm sure we'll have photos to share tomorrow.

      Once we got in and situated, we put together one of the few appropriate meals when you're in a castle: a charcuterie board! (And if you're looking at the photo, NO we didn't eat it all, there's plenty for tomorrow... And potentially the next day.)

      We spent the rest of the evening doing some more planning for our trip before heading to our much upgraded bed!

      Step count: 15k      Read more

    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
      3
      Day 96

      Just the one swan actually...

      December 8, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

      Today was our day to explore part of the UK's lake district. We had a coffee and left for the hour drive into the hills.

      First up was the nice little town of Ambleside. This town contains a 17th century house built on a bridge over a river to avoid the town's land tax. Very cheeky!

      After walking around the town for a little while, we continued up the road to the lakeside town of Keswick, where we took a walk to Friars Crag, a view that overlooks the lake. It was lovely and peaceful, and considering the rainy weather, we had great visibility of the lake.

      After another coffee the next stop was Aira Force Waterfall, an impressively big waterfall. While it was a lovely area with a great view, it was also annoyingly busy considering the time of year and the weather, so we didn't spend too long there.

      Finally, on the way back to our accommodation, we took a lovely road that was on the edge of the lake Ullswater. At some points the lake was only a few metres from the road. It was very impressive! (And lucky that the road hasn't flooded...)

      Once we were home we relaxed a while before making up the third and final charcuterie leftovers for dinner while watching the legendary movie: Hot Fuzz!

      Step count: 10.1k      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Cumbria, كمبريا, Къмбрия, Cúmbria, Κάμπρια, Kumbrio, کامبریا, Cumbrie, Kumbria, Kambrija, קאמבריה, कम्ब्रिया, カンブリア, 컴브리아 주, कंब्रिया, کمبریا, Камбрия, Камбрија, คัมเบรีย, Камбрія, קאמבריע, 金巴倫郡, 坎布里亞郡

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