FRIDAY 4TH
It was very foggy when we woke up and I knew the tide would
be low so we went down to the Marina to take some photos however the fog was
more around the beach area although there were boats sitting out on the mud
waiting for the tide to come in. We
drove around further to where the river
goes out to sea without much luck for photos.
The best were up around the beach where the beach chalets were. Ian went off for a walk after breakfast and
then we drove to Ruswarp not all that far away from Whitby had some lunch and
waited for the steam train to come through.
We were back at the flat by mid afternoon and just sat around reading
for the rest of the afternoon. Watched
the funniest show on TV. Ronnie Corbett
comparing this thing about a dog whisperer.
He obviously didn’t take it seriously, anymore that we did and it was a
good laugh. Ian kept saying ‘do we have
to watch this?’
SATURDAY 5TH
Time to move on.
After a long farewell with our landlord (we felt he was a very lonely
man) we left Whitby and went down towards Scarborough stopping at Ravenscar on
the way. From here we had a great view
back to Robin Hood Bay and the cliffs that Ian walked along on his walk. Then on to Scarborough which is a very
commercial holiday destination. Lots of
Fun parlors, souvenir shops and heaps of hotels, guest houses etc around the
beach. It must be bedlam in the peak holiday season. Donkey rides on the beach. We didn’t stay long, just had a quick walk
around and moved on. Not my sort of
place. We drove through a few more
villages and seaside places eventually coming to North Landing. This is a little bay surrounded by chalk
cliffs with caves in them. Perfect place
for smugglers. We had lunch in a pub
there and then went to South Landing, the other side of the headland and walked
down around past the lighthouse and the lighthouse buildings. Again the chalk cliffs and little caves.
Time was getting away so we drove on to Melbourne, about 12
miles from York where we have booked a cottage for the week. We are in the Chauffer’s Cottage, part of a
manor estate. It is very nice. The wife greeted us and assured us her
husband would be in to tell us all we needed to know. As promised he came and we didn’t think we
would ever get rid of him. He had a note
book with a list of things to tell us about which went on and on. He reminded me of a couple of English
gentlemen we deal with from time to time.
There were some nice little cup cakes as a welcome as well as a bottle
of wine, so we are not complaining.
FRIDAY 4TH
It was very foggy when we woke up and I knew the tide would
be low so we went down to the Marina to take some photos however the fog was
more around the beach area although there were boats sitting out on the mud
waiting for the tide to come in. We
drove around further to where the river
goes out to sea without much luck for photos.
The best were up around the beach where the beach chalets were. Ian went off for a walk after breakfast and
then we drove to Ruswarp not all that far away from Whitby had some lunch and
waited for the steam train to come through.
We were back at the flat by mid afternoon and just sat around reading
for the rest of the afternoon. Watched
the funniest show on TV. Ronnie Corbett
comparing this thing about a dog whisperer.
He obviously didn’t take it seriously, anymore that we did and it was a
good laugh. Ian kept saying ‘do we have
to watch this?’
SATURDAY 5TH
Time to move on.
After a long farewell with our landlord (we felt he was a very lonely
man) we left Whitby and went down towards Scarborough stopping at Ravenscar on
the way. From here we had a great view
back to Robin Hood Bay and the cliffs that Ian walked along on his walk. Then on to Scarborough which is a very
commercial holiday destination. Lots of
Fun parlors, souvenir shops and heaps of hotels, guest houses etc around the
beach. It must be bedlam in the peak holiday season. Donkey rides on the beach. We didn’t stay long, just had a quick walk
around and moved on. Not my sort of
place. We drove through a few more
villages and seaside places eventually coming to North Landing. This is a little bay surrounded by chalk
cliffs with caves in them. Perfect place
for smugglers. We had lunch in a pub
there and then went to South Landing, the other side of the headland and walked
down around past the lighthouse and the lighthouse buildings. Again the chalk cliffs and little caves.
Time was getting away so we drove on to Melbourne, about 12
miles from York where we have booked a cottage for the week. We are in the Chauffer’s Cottage, part of a
manor estate. It is very nice. The wife greeted us and assured us her
husband would be in to tell us all we needed to know. As promised he came and we didn’t think we
would ever get rid of him. He had a note
book with a list of things to tell us about which went on and on. He reminded me of a couple of English
gentlemen we deal with from time to time.
There were some nice little cup cakes as a welcome as well as a bottle
of wine, so we are not complaining.
SUNDAY 6th
We had a quiet day mainly just reading and relaxing. We walked up to the local pub and had some
lunch and walked around the little village which really didn’t take very
long. No photos. Actually didn’t even take my camera out.
MONDAY 7TH
Ian went for his walk after breakfast and discovered a small
canal here which he walked along and continued along the tow path for a
while. Many of the old canals are being
restored by local volunteers however it is a long process as they are really
clogged up with debris and overgrown.
When he came back we went off to Stamford Bridge and found the two
markers, one in the town and another overlooking the site where the Stamford
Bridge battle happened in 1066. This is
where King Harold defeated the Norwegian invaders before he had to rush down to
defend his throne at the Battle of Hastings which he lost to William the Conqueror. The rest is history. We then drove on to Castle Howard. The grounds are fantastic and the interior is
very interesting. It was built in 1699
and still being lived in by some of the Howard family. There was a fire in 1940 however most of it
has been restored. Brideshead Revisted
was filmed here. We were too late
arriving at the Lavender Gardens however knew that it wasn’t the right season
for lavender anyway.
TUESDAY 8TH
Again Ian went off on his morning walk and then we drove to
the Park and Ride depot, parked and caught the bus into York. Our first stop was the Shambles. This is where our son, Guy, worked when he
was living in York 20 years ago in the fruit market. This has changed hands since and is now
smaller than it was when we went there 10 years ago We had met the man in the fish market last time
and went and asked about him to discover that he passed away 10 years ago. Time changes so many things. We then went off wandering around the old
part of York. So many old historic
buildings still exist. I spent some time
trying to top up my internet modem in a shop and finished up with a new Sim
card after a lot of frustration. We
caught the bus back to the car and drove back to Melbourne along some little
roads that are so narrow.
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