Day 09 – Barrow-In-Furness to Carlisle A rather dull day nine as we drove north along the coast from Barrow-In-Furness to Carlise. Photo of the day St Bees Lighthouse South Walney First stop of the day was the South Walney Nature Reserve, with its views back north to Piel Castle, which we had seen the evening before from the other side by Rampside. The ranger’s hut at the nature reserve, an Aladdin’s cave of nature related info. We encountered a very curious (and hungry) friend. Eskmeals Next to the pebble beach, we found this sign, we moved on quickly… But behind the beach there were idyllic views over meadows to the Lake District. Ravenglass Cute seaside cottages (very close to the sea on the other side) in the small village of Ravenglass. Sellafield The word’s first commercial nuclear power station. Julian had remembered adverts for the visitor centre as a kid, and was weirdly curious to visit. However, it seems the visitor centre no longer exists, so instead we made do with these views across the fields. St Bees More views across fields. We were trying to get a closer look at St Bees Lighthouse, but down a very narrow quiet country lane we came across private property signs. So we decided to view from a distance over this golden brown wheat field. Whitehaven A bit of a tired looking lighthouse at Whitehaven. Remains of Whitehaven’s industrial past. Maryport Next to Maryport Lighthouse there was a display of lighthouse paintings by local school children, so here is one of them to add a bit of colour to day nine of our Coastal Road Trip. A bleak and cold evening at the Maryport breakwater. Siloth Before heading east along the coast to Carlise we stopped by Siloth, with its surprisingly wide cobbled streets, and long stepped promenade stretching into the distance. Daily video