Coniston Water

This past weekend Scott returned from the U.S. on Saturday morning. Tired from all of the travelling, and jet lagged, we spent a quiet Saturday at home, then joined some friends for dinner Saturday evening. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day so we decided to head to one of the lakes we had not yet visited: Coniston Water. Coniston is a bit of a drive from here, but it turned out to be a nice place to spend a Sunday afternoon. There is a small boat rental along the lake but we opted to take the steam yacht, Gondola. This lake is the 3rd largest lake in the Lake District, but it's real claim to fame is that it has been the scene of many attempts to break the world water speed record. On one of those attempts, in 1967, a speed of over 320 miles per hour was achieved, but the driver lost control of the boat, which somersaulted and sank. The driver did not survive and the attempt could not be counted because he did not actually finish the race. No speed demon drivers on the lake now, though. The speed limit is 10 mph unless someone is making a bona fide attempt to break the record. Thankfully, this past Sunday there were only locals and tourists out enjoying the warm September weather.

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