  1 ARRIVAL DAY AT ST BEES
Barrow-In-Furness railway station, start of the local up the Cumbrian coast |
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 5 Barrow is still on the edge of the industrial belt, but it rapidly gets rural after that |
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 8 The Irish Sea comes into view |
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 14 The Sellafield nuclear reprocessing center, just before St Bees |
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 17 St Bees, and I'm ready to hike! |
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 19 Many C2C hikers pass through town every day. This is the map at the railway sation. |
 20 Right outside the station, the main street of St Bees |
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 22 Whineray Texel is a breed of sheep from the Frisian Islands. This narrative will become increasingly ovine as we hike on. |
 23 The street rises steeply |
 24 Some of us stayed at this hotel, and this is where we ate the first night |
 25 I settle in at Fairladies Barn, our first B & B of the trip |
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 28 My room has its own entrance |
 29 Guest laundry on the line. This is the farmers' way of bringing rain. |
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 31 Across the street from Fairladies. The name refers to a prominent British lodge, equivalent to our Elks. |
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 35 Apparently there are not many Methodists here |
 36 The sign for Outrigger Place, a side street |
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 41 Remember when community bulletin boards were on paper? |
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 43 Community notices and a reference to the upcoming EU Parliamentary Election |
 44 The Post Office doubles as a convenience store, almost the only place where you can buy anything in St Bees |
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 48 There are many B&Bs and small hotels on the main street |
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