Grove House
Travel Blogs from Hamsterley
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
Today, Sa***************ed off to Hawes. As usual the day started with a wrong turn and we went clockwise instead of CCW on the round trip.
First stop was Bolton Castle. It was closed, but we knew that so just looked at it from the car park. Mary Queen of Scots "stayed" there when Elizabeth the First took the throne.
From there we went to a small village called Caperby. It's claim to fame is that James ...
Catching up
... around the Dales to a few villages we have picked out on the map. For those who remember it, this is All Creatures Great and Small country that we are visiting today.
Everything is still going well. Car is behaving itself, the van is a bit cramped buy we get by. We don't rush anywhere and don't leap out of bed. After all, we are here for a few months so we can take our time.
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