Northward bound
Up and a big breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon and toast with Mum and Mas, who was in BC mode (before coffee). Nice to catch up with them albeit briefly before heading off early to Whitby. Journey took most of the day, with a three motorway stops. One place somewhere north of Grantham appeared to be the scene of a nasty conflict between Northerners and Wasps.
Once we were deep into Yorkshire and on the smaller roads, the journey became very beautiful, despite driving near places with Gothic names such as Drax and Goole. In the last half an hour we were up driving beside the North Yorkshire moors. Breathtaking scenes of heather purpled moorland. Then down to Whitby, which looked sunlit and lovely with the Abbey. Almost there and Lorraine drove us down a street which the satnav called 'backstreet Hilda's passage', rather graphic images came into my head at this point, until we saw the road sign for Back St. Hilda's Passage.
Our rooms are on Skinner Street and are quite funky and large, with three big bedrooms a large kitchen, two bathrooms and a general sitting room. Some windows have glimpses of the north sea too.
Had a doze then a shower in a curious shower stable affair, and up and off out wandering about looking at the harbour which was bathed in a rich golden light and was extremely picturesque, before heading to the bus station to collect Sam and Jade. Lorraine so happy to have everyone together, and see Sam again, that she cried.
We all repaired to a pub to discuss our options and have a pint. Beth and John then went to buy food, and the rest of us went back to our rooms to prepare for a really nice evening chatting, drinking wine and eating the cheese and pizzas that Beth and John had bought, and playing games.
Below two quick snaps in Whitby on the way down to meeting Sam and Jade.
Once we were deep into Yorkshire and on the smaller roads, the journey became very beautiful, despite driving near places with Gothic names such as Drax and Goole. In the last half an hour we were up driving beside the North Yorkshire moors. Breathtaking scenes of heather purpled moorland. Then down to Whitby, which looked sunlit and lovely with the Abbey. Almost there and Lorraine drove us down a street which the satnav called 'backstreet Hilda's passage', rather graphic images came into my head at this point, until we saw the road sign for Back St. Hilda's Passage.
Our rooms are on Skinner Street and are quite funky and large, with three big bedrooms a large kitchen, two bathrooms and a general sitting room. Some windows have glimpses of the north sea too.
Had a doze then a shower in a curious shower stable affair, and up and off out wandering about looking at the harbour which was bathed in a rich golden light and was extremely picturesque, before heading to the bus station to collect Sam and Jade. Lorraine so happy to have everyone together, and see Sam again, that she cried.
We all repaired to a pub to discuss our options and have a pint. Beth and John then went to buy food, and the rest of us went back to our rooms to prepare for a really nice evening chatting, drinking wine and eating the cheese and pizzas that Beth and John had bought, and playing games.
Below two quick snaps in Whitby on the way down to meeting Sam and Jade.
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