  1 A DAY IN ST BEES
At Fairladys, a motorcycle club heads out into a rainy morning. |
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 10 This bike won't start, so the sharp downhill out of the hotel suffices |
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 14 Just steps off the main street, the sheepness begins |
 15 May is lambing time. All lambs of this breed are born black, and then lighten with maturity. |
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 21 Every fireplace has its own separate chimney |
 22 The largest hotel in town, at the beach |
 23 New construction is carefully kept in theme with the old |
 24 These 'groins' keep the sand from drifting down the beach |
 25 St Bees Head, where we will hike to our starting point |
 26 Locals out for the day |
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 28 Holiday cottages on the beach. The 'old town' and main street are to the right. |
 29 The yellow-flowering bush is gorse |
 30 Unlike traditional stiles, the 'kissing gate' is the new and accessible way to cross a fence |
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 34 This misty, drizzly "sea fret" is the most common kind of weather on the Cumbrian coast |
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 39 A traditional stile |
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 41 The yellow flower here is a canola field |
 42 A life preserver at the ready for swimmers |
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 48 A WW I cenotaph. This is the centennial year. |
 49 The Priory Church of St Mary and St Bega, origin of the town's name |
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 64 The church cemetery |
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 70 The sign for a church parking area |
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 77 This boarding school was founded in 1583 by the Archbishop of Canterbury |
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 81 New houses near the School |
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 88 The first meeting of our group, at the Manor |
