Not too much to say about the ending. This was the last full day before we had to leave. If we just drove from Stirling to Manchester it would have taken about 5 hours. But, we had one more planned stop before we had to drop Vajra off at the temple in Ulverston (he was going to be there another 2 weeks for a Buddhist retreat): Hadrian's Wall.
Hadrian was emperor of Rome from 117 AD to 138 AD, the year he died. He built the wall as a defensive line that marked the northern limit of Britannia ( the name given to the areas of the island of Great Britain that were governed by the Roman Empire). It took only 3 years to complete the 80 mile long wall: 122 AD to 125 AD. Depending on materials available, the wall varied in width from 10' to 20' and height from 11' to 20'.
We did not have that much time, so went spent maybe 2 hours at the site called Birdoswald. Not quite the Great Wall of China, but still impressive.
The last time you get to see this !!
We were impressed on the number of these we saw in Scotland.
After all the rather narrow roads in Scotland, it was good to see a 'big' road.
As close as we got to Glasgow.
And we leave Scotland behind...
The English countryside near Hadrian's Wall.
And a couple of things I did not mention above.
The last time you see the red jacket !
As far as the eye can see.
I believe this is the foundation of a tower that was constructed every few miles.
Lots of sheep everywhere (that's not Caroline; it's someone else with a red jacket).
Back in Ulverston to drop Vajra off. The tents are up and ready for the influx of about 3,000 attendees at the Buddhist Festival.
Last look at the English countryside from the air.
This is the Irish Sea off the coast of Scotland. If you look carefully just below the wing, you should see a bunch of 'white' lines in the water. They are part of a wind farm at sea. There must have been several 100 of them.
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