Seacliffe Hotel Whitby

Ive been looking forward to our next trip to the north east coastal town of Whitby for some time now. It also happens that this year our trip falls on the same weekend as the Whitby Goth weekend.This trip has a little extra fun involved as it happends to be a Stag weekend and bike ride rolled into one.

We have decided we would travel by train to Scarborough from the Midlands, and from there we would race by bike over to ...

Hello all our family and friends.

We are now in Heart Beat country and the lakes district it was a 3 hour drive from Rochdale but worth every minute in the car .the scenery was just as you would expect it to be and we felt like we are in a episode of Heart Beat .We traveled up into a town called goathland were the TV show is filmed you may know it as Aidensfield .

After a customary beer at the Aidensfield arms and ...

In 25 days, I leave the UK for Kathmandu, Nepal.
My account balance stands at £665, and I have just under £7000 of debts to call in. Hopefully, I will have all of it by the time I get on the plane.
As soon as my latest cheque clears, I am on my way into Scarborough centre to buy what will be my only worldly possessions for the next 6 months.
It is at this point that I feel the need to explain to myself how it came to be that I am getting on a plane to the other ...

... to neighbours and Him & Her gave the loos and small shop a good rating.

They left me snoozing on the site the following morning, after giving me a big belly-laugh watching them struggle down from my overcab bed...wonder how long it will be before they give up using that.... whilst they went off for a good walk and then had lunch in one of the ...

... who was the first European to explore much of the South Pacific, Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia. Since we'll be visiting so many of the places that he "discovered," it seemed appropriate to visit the port that he originally set sail from.

Once we landed aboard, we explored the small village and found a nice restaurant to eat at. I was exhausted from all the walking at Hadrian ...

... quando la marea si ritira, come stamattina, diventa lunghissima.L'unico problema è che la sabbia che rimane è durissima e bagnata ovviamente!! Claudio ha pensato bene di sedersi a giocare mentre noi eravamo occupati a guradare Dario che faceva un giro su un asino....Dopo, quando ce ne siamo accorti, il pantalone era ormai completamente bagnato. Posso solo dire che siamo adati in giro con Claudio ...

Yes, this place really is called Fryup! We, quite by chance, stumbled upon this fine barn conversion in an isolated spot in the North Yorkshire Moors. It was a 15 minute drive to the nearest shop - perfect. The moors are dotted with public footpaths and bridleways and there were a variety of walks from the front door. It was great in April but I wouldn't have liked to contend with the narrow, steep and winding roads in frosty conditions.

Whitby was extremely busy on a Bank Holiday. The weather, however, was perfect. There was mist over the moors as we approached the coast. We climbed the 199 steps to the abbey and St Mary's Church. It was so misty I could not see the harbour below. It was easy to see why Bram Stoker was inspired by St Mary's ...

... it so it only required 5 actors, and had put poems to music so they sang and that made it even better. The acting was so well done - Cat and I both were impressed with them switching personalities so easily and convincingly. Not knowing the story, we almost left after the first half of the play! I think it was an understandable mistake, since the main character had just DIED and stuff.

Got invited on a random roadtrip up north with my lifelong best mate and her family. Aside from having to deal with her annoying grandmother, it was absolutely gorgeous. Didnt have a camera at the time but wish I did, there were hills and picturesque houses everywhere!