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I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain
... br> Another small site that only takes 5 vans at a time, there are hundreds of them to choose from but some have no power and some have no toilets. Add to that that some do not open over winter we are a bit restricted but there re still plenty. The facilities are not 5 star, but they are usually clean and well cared for. The big advantage is that they are quiet and secluded so large families rarely use them.
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Back to the van
... has one of three Transporter bridges in the UK and it has a fantastic shopping area. Other than that it is a city in decline which is undergoing "Urban Renewal" so it is not very interesting. It was a major fishing and trade port but all that is changing. The EU is not very kind to the UK with it's petty rules and regulations.
Friday was a walk to Whitby on the ...
2 years on
... but despite that I trudged into town and up the hill to give the Elephant and Camel vegetarian restaurant a try for lunch.
The cafe is a very quirky little place, which unfortunately was empty the whole time I was there – but the coffee and home made soup was great, I’m only disappointed that the bread was a little less than appealing and I didn’t have space for a cake. I will be back next time I’m passing through.
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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 ...
Sunshine came softly.......
Yesterday (Sunday) we awoke to a clear sunny sky. Title comes from an old Donavon song, for those of you who have actually heard of him.
Set of to go to Fountaindale Abbey but got side tracked. Went to Jervaulx Abbey on the way there and stopped off for a look. It is in ruins, but enough of it remains to be interesting. It was built somewhere around the 13th Century and has withstood the 700 years since fairly well.
It ...
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