Saturday 14th…. the weather was beautiful. After a few cooler days, the thermostat was back up. We started with a decent breakfast, followed by a walk down to the bay again… and I purchased a ‘coast to coast’ polo shirt. Back up the hill, and all into Clive’s car. Clive driving, Tricia navigating, me in the back with Pat, and off to Whitby.

We parked up at Whitby Abbey, and looked at the old ruin… feel familiar I asked Pat. Whack. Ouch. A nice coffee and piece of gluten free cake, and we walked to a nearby church… St Mary’s, that overlooked the bay. The church graveyard was apparently used as a setting in the novel Dracula… I made a comment about the living dead, looked at Pat, Whack. Ouch. Feeling battered we walked the 199 steps down into Whitby and the old town… lovely shops but every other one seemed to sell Jet.

Having finished in Whitby we then went out to Grosmont to look at the trains, before returning to Robin Hoods Bay… we dined at the Victoria Hotel. A pleasant day.

Sunday was a slowish start, breakfast, packing and then a reluctant getting into the car and a steady trip back. We stopped for lunch at Belton House near Grantham. We walked the grounds in the baking sun… Then back in the car for the last part of the journey, and home for around 6pm. Ellie had done tea for us. Good girl.