January the 4th 1967 Donald Campbell while attempting the world water speed record on Lake Coniston in his jet powered hydroplane BLUEBIRD K7 crashed at 300 mph
In march 2001 a team of divers from Newcastle raised the Bluebird from Lake Coniston.It is being rebuilt at North Shields which is about 5 mile from me,
they are planing to run her up in november of this year.
link to the Bluebird Project
http://www.bluebirdproject.com/Bluebirdproject/
At lake Coniston you have the Bluebird Cafe
http://www.thebluebirdcafe.co.uk/
and the Ruskin Museum
http://www.ruskinmuseum.com/
so i am thinking a run over the lake district is in order tomorrow to check these places out and to find a good spot for when she hits the water again.
It just so happens that Coniston Country Fair is on tomorrow with a working terrier and lurcher show,so it looks like the girls will be getting a ride out as well
this is all weather permitting, 4 days it has been pissing down and it dont take long for England to get bogged down or flooded.
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