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The church has a fabulously decorated Norman west door as well as a display of medieval stone effigies, illustrating archers, swords, shears and possibly a green male. The longevity of the site becomes clear in the graveyard, its keep is a 9th century Cumbrian Celtic cross shaft with scrolled decoration and 10th century Viking cross shaft. Opposite the church's west door is an archway depicting a fight between Saint. Michael and a dragon. Cartmel Priory dominates this small village. Once part of a great Augustinian abbey founded in 1189, the church is discharge part still standing. It mixed Norman, Decorated and Perpendicular architecture, with fine renaissance screens, choir stalls and misericords.

I sneaked back producing myself comfortable on the stairs. Some time later someone got into the hallway and knocked loudly tiny bedroom threshold. It was obviously my new friend who found that I had left his room.

Holme Cultram Abbey was founded for Cistercian monks in 1150, and, like Cartmel, retains the abbey church becoming parish religious. Sadly, this massive sandstone church suffered a huge fire in the year 2006. It is still under restoration, nevertheless the disaster provides the opportunity for the West Cumbria Archaeological Society to excavate the reasons to identify the original cloisters as well features. Archaeological work continues this summer, thanks with grant off the Heritage Lottery Fund.

I enjoyed watching Andrew float this fish. It was new to me, but very common on the west coast. Without effort, he was can lay out 150 feet of place. A cured Salmon egg sack hitchhiked a ride on a 3/0 barbless hook. His bait would land using a "Gloop", during the lagoon. He would then jam the rod butt between three large boulders. The boulders were too large to been recently placed there by someone, but to perfectly placed to have been an automotive accident. I figure Sasquatch.

Peg what goes on took apartment number one, which has three bedrooms upstairs. One bedroom was for us, while Jan and Mike took bedroom number a few. Bedroom number two was empty. Downstairs we any living room, a large dining room, and a kitchen with a fireplace.

These simple churches rarely have the elaborate decoration seen in later churches in other sections of the countryside. The compensation lies in stunning, carved stone crosses and tombstones against the Viking and earlier centuries. Testament to the strength of Christianity in this remote one of the country between a very early time, they still stand sentinel in churchyards during the county.

Another night I used the floor in the church bell tower at Granon and stood a free communal diner presided over the actual local priest. I met two Italian girls called Sylvia, one wanted regarding a movie star, the opposite had a little cat's bell on her pack that drove me nuts as we walked along quiet desolate paths, silent apart throughout the bell. Two Polish girls with unpronounceable names were christened north and south.

We were the only fly fishermen that day, and we new our guide felt we enjoy more success using other methods. Never mind.we had two strong takes on Lasagna Run, we landed a pair Cutthroats collectively with a Dolly in the Portuguese Log Jam and our timing felt excellent with that always challenging sink line. This an eight hour drift and with every bend we rewarded with something new as we were discovering this area for amaze. An eagles nest; a massive bleached sculptured log jam; fantastic scenery and fishy looking rainwater.