His story captured our imagination after we found out that he used to carry a bear with him as a mascot. His bear had the rather unusual name of Mr Woppit - we'd love to know where that name came from. While we think Donald Campbell's death on Lake Coniston was extremely tragic, we can't tell you how relieved we were when we discovered that Mr Woppit survived the crash and was recovered from the floating debris. We would have hated the thought of Mr Woppit drowning at the bottom of a cold dark lake.
The Donald Campbell memorial in Coniston was just across the road from our B&B. We therefore got day 2 off on the right footing by spending a respectful minute's silence at the memorial.
Lots of love George, Isaiah, Yorkie, Dale & Wooly
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