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I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain
... br> I've seen Sunny Days....
Yesterday we did a final tour of the Dales, which is when we saw the Lonely House. Quite a lot of sunny spells with just a few sprinkles of rain. Today has been sunny all day and the weather man says it should be like this for the rest of the week. It is cold, but you can wrap up to keep warm, rain is just depressing.
On the road again in the morning., if we can pull ...
Back to the van
... line in bright sunshine. Whitby is a lovely place. The port area is not very big and is full of old buildings and narrow lane ways. The 199 steps are not so bad as they are only little steps and the Abbey is most impressive, but as is usual for us it was closed. Never mind, you can still see most of it. The church next to the Abbey is, as we both agreed, the most unusual and ...
Ready for Departure
As dusk descends, the promised monsoon rains have not quite materialised but it is cold and very windy. It's good to know we will in hot and sunny climes quite soon.
Luggage is nearly packed. Judith has been scouring the shops for suitable light clothing and we have vast quantities of medical items including insect repellents and malaria tablets.
No room for the cricket bat I'm afraid.
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A great day out
... his new wife stayed there for their honeymoon in a pub called the Wheatsheaf where we had a beer.
From there we went to the Aysgarth Falls and then on to Hawes which seemed to be the centre of the walking part of the Dales with lots of clothes and hiking shops and an extraordinary number of pubs for such a small village. Hikers must get very thirsty.
Hawes is the birthplace of Wensleydale cheese. It was ...
Catching up
... is still in one piece today. It is said to be the best preserved castle in England and was worth the entry fee plus some. Amazingly there is a Yew tree in the courtyard that was planted by Lady Clifford in 1659 and it is still alive.
Yesterday was our first miserable day in the Dales. Cold, cloudy and foggy. Rained last night but today looks a little better so we are off on ...
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- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
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