MONDAY 30TH
Yesterday we made the most of a nice morning and walked down
to the beach. Our little studio
apartment is not far away on the
headland. The beach is at the bottom of a steep cliff, known as
West Cliff which Ian is adamant faces east.
As we looked down we saw the row of old beach changing sheds (called
chalets here). They are all painted
different colours and certainly added colour to the promenade. As we walked
along towards the far end of the beach past the chalets people were using them
for different things, storage etc and one lady was actually cooking breakfast
or brunch inside one and it was well set up with all the things you would find
in a kitchen campsite. We came back up to the top and then around a few blocks finally coming
back to the end of our street and having lunch in a pub nearby. It was
interesting people watching along the promenade and down on the sand. Families were there with the kids having a
whale of a time making sand castles, digging holes and some were running in to
the water with their gum boots on. One
lady was sitting in her chair with a crocheted rug wrapped around her reading
with a coffee pot and mug on a small table beside her. It was carvery day at the pub and again lots
of families enjoying lunch. We spent the
afternoon sitting around reading and then watching a bit of TV and catching up
on emails etc. It is nice to be able to
go online and stay online. Up until now
we have had so much trouble getting service.
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| Beach Chalets along the promenade at Whitby |
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| Family Fun on the beach rugged up in the winter woollies with the wind break for shelter. |
Today Ian left after breakfast to do the walk from Whitby to
Robin Hood Bay, about 6 miles. Robin
Hood Bay is where the coast to coast walk finishes so we have seen the
beginning and now the end. The walk took
him along the cliffs. He thoroughly
enjoyed it. I walked down to the bus
station and caught the bus out later in the morning and met Ian at the bus
station We then walked down to the
bottom of the Bay. This is a very steep
walk down. The old town is a twist of
little lanes (no cars allowed). A few
little shops, a couple of pubs and coffee shops and lots of guest houses and B
& Bs. We had lunch overlooking the
bay and then did the climb back up to the top again. We caught the bus back to Whitby and then
walked back up from the marina to our accommodation. Our landlord called in with a bottle of wine
and sat and chattered to us for about an hour.
Nice fellow who is by himself and seems to enjoy chatting.
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