… is the beach!
Cannot
believe our luck – Monday dawns and it's another lovely day, blue
sky and wispy bits of cloud, very pleasant temperature. Note to
selves – this weather won't last forever – check the forecast!
On
today's list are :
Sandsend
for the beach and sea is our first port of call. It's just north of
Whitby, a tiny village - pretty much comprising the beach and sea
with a café. Shirl and Rose had both come prepared with their
towels – Shirl to paddle and Rose to find out what all the fuss was
about. Rose appeared to like what she saw and strained to be let off
– here's the result with her best friend :
Two
very happy girls - I'm not really sure who enjoyed it the most!
Onward,
further north to Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-sea. This place has been
on my “bucket list” for ages – a famous hidey hole back in the
day for the Northern Impressionist painters – right up my alley. A
small, unspoilt fishing village – can't wait!
As
seems to be the custom in this neck of the woods, parking is at the
top of the village and you walk down a very steep hill (and back!).
I suppose it was getting on for late morning/early lunchtime when we
arrived. There were very few places open, of any description. We
found one gallery – which was closed. We did consider trying to
get some lunch but gave up in the end. It was a disappointment – a
pretty enough place but I can't say that it came anywhere near my
expectations – which is entirely my fault, not Staithes' although I
would have thought there may have been more than one gallery.
Disappointed, temporarily of Whitby – c'est la vie.
Home
for lunch since we've booked an early dinner this evening - Sarah's
here we come!
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