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I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain
... rain. I suppose the weather here has been on the news in Australia as large parts of the UK have been flooded. We were lucky as it was never that bad. A few roads closed due to flood but the caravan site just got soggy.
Also forgot to mention in the last entry that on Saturday when we left the cottage I had to spray the car windows with de-icing fluid. Sings of things to come. Must get the car anti-freeze ...
Back to the van
OK, on Thursday we took a train ride from Whitby to Middlesbrough on the Esk Valley Railway. This is a main line service but is specially funded as a way of getting people to get to Whitby or Middlesbrough via the Moors. Great for me as driving through the moors is not the best way to see them so sitting on a train gave me a chance to see the scenery.
There are 2 reasons ...
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
... all about Stephenson's' Locomotion One and the Stockton Darlington railway. Also a history of Darlington from the BC days to now. It was a thriving railway town with construction and repair factories, but that all ended in the early 70's when rail started to lose it's usefulness. Strange that rail is now coming back to life.
We also visited Castle Barnard, the village not ...
Sunshine came softly.......
... a Semillon Sauvignon, but the nice barmaid said they had run out so she settled for a C******nay. Jean wanted a roast lunch, but the nice barmaid said they don't do Sunday lunch any more so she settled for a Lasagne. I had the chicken, leek and potato pie. Sat at the table waiting for the food when the nice barmaid came out to tell me that there was no pastry for the pie (it was served in a dish) so I had it without pastry. Mind you it ...
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