Emergency exercise – Silloth, Cumbria

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RNLI Silloth lifeboats take part in the exercise

What started off as a simple walk in the sunshine on the Silloth prom turned out to be quite exciting, as we came upon a big emergency services exercise.

Wet Silloth & war games

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Soldier awaiting orders

Roman soldiers set up camp alongside American Civil War re-enactors on the green at Silloth.

Playing in the sand at St Bees

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Buster plays on the sands at St Bees

Dad seems to be going further today in the car than we have done on recent walks but in the air is a familiar scent that seems to be getting stronger as we approach a place called Whitehaven. Looking through the window in the back of the car we see the sea to our right [...]

Silloth RNLI lifeboat launched

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Silloth Lifeboat

Never believe the weather forecast, for today it  suggested that it was going to rain just after lunch and as yet, not a drop of liquid sunshine. Overnight it rained very hard, so most walks through the woods or forests were ruled out as mum didn’t want us to get too dirty, so we decided [...]

Soggy doggies and no sausages …

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I can see for miles ...

The Great British Weather strikes again  - and we get wet. Traditionally Sunday is a day for taking a stroll, having a nice sunday roast and then falling asleep in front of the fire whilst dad watches yet another film repeat. All started well, the overnight rain seemed to have passed over and the clouds [...]

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