It's Raining Again...



Once again it was a damp day in Carlisle. Heavy downpours dominated the morning, with a breezy afternoon blowing over our signage outside. A wild summer's day in Cumbria didn't stop hardy visitors from embarking on a day out at the Castle and Museum.

As we are surrounded by both the Lake District fells and the North Pennines, we are seen as an outdoor location. However, you don't get lakes in the Lakes District without water, and certainly in this area we get plenty of it. Today was one of those days. 

For families, wet weather often means looking for indoor activities for the kids. Currently, many of our visitors are holiday makers, people visiting the area from other parts of the UK. It's the school holidays, so these are mainly families and the wet weather means we are an option for a visit. No need for galloshes or wellies when you come to the Museum. Nice and dry and warm, plus a great place to spend some time. So it was lovely to chat to folk clad in waterproofs coming on a visit.

Having chatted to Nick working with me today, he suggested we may need some sort of flotation aid with the heavy showers. Instantly, I thought of this display in the Museum. Our D-day soldier wearing a flotation device. Seemed an appropriate photo for today's blog post!

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