We walked the coast from Boggle Hole to Robin's Hoods Bay and then drove to Whitby. Whitby is where Dracula washed ashore -- "poor Lucy." We walked down the 199 steps from the church yard to the Old Town in Whitby. We explored a bit and ate fish and chips before heading across the North Yorkshire Moors to the Lake District. Our first stop in the Lake District was Grasmere. We spent the night in a great hostel above Windermere and passed the next day visiting Beatrix Potter's Hilltop House, taking a boat cruise on Lake Windermere, exploring Bowness, and looking around Ambleside. We switched hostels and stayed in Hawkshead in a place with another nice view of Esthwaite Water.
On the last day we went south to some church history sites. We stopped in Downham where Heber C. Kimball had great success in the 1837 Mission. We visited the Preston Temple, and saw some church sites in Preston.
The Ringers at Boggle Hole with Robin Hood's Bay in the distance
Robin Hood's Bay from the shore near Boggle Hole
The crew at the one flat spot in Robin Hood's Bay
David and Kris with Whitby Abbey in the background
Whitby from the Abbey
The directorate above Whitby
Kris and Maren bumping Harry down the 199 steps at Whitby
Whitby Old Town
Old ship sailing from Whitby - perhaps the one that brought Dracula
Grasmere's famous gingerbread
Kris worshiping at the local branch of the Church of the Keens in Grasmere
Grammy and Pop Pop with Finn in Grasmere
The view from our room at Windermere
The village of Troutbeck near our hostel
Kris getting the true story of Beatrix Potter from one of the staff at Hilltop House
Ready to cruise Lake Windermere from Ambleside
The crew enjoying the cruise on Lake Windermere -- Finn did enjoy it,he just didn't want to pose for a photo
Dickie with camera ever at the ready
The Langdale Pikes from Lake Windermere
The church at Ambleside after the cruise
Wandering the streets of Ambleside
The crew at the Bridge House in Ambleside
Back at the docks waiting for time to board the coach -
Finn feeds the ducks et al.
Finn feeds the ducks et al.
Gavin's fantastic shot of the Langdale Pikes as dusk closes in
Ready to board the coach
The view of Esthwaite Water from our hostel window
The Youngs at the church yard in Downham
St. Wilfrid Street lodgings where the first missionariesstayed in Preston and encountered the forces of evil
The crew at the bridge over the River Ribble in Prestonwhere the first baptisms in Britain took place in July 1837
From Preston we headed back to London where we are back to a normal routine. Class begins tomorrow so, like it or not, it is time to get serious.
OXO
D.
8 comments:
Wow! What a great trip. It looks like the weather was great, and the sights were terrif! It looks like you didn't stay at High Close which is too bad. Thanks for the lovely report!
P.S. Church of the Keens HAHAHA!
Oh me. Lovely. Thanks for the great photo/travel log. I've missed your posts whilst you were gone. So how were the fish and chips? Have you eaten any cornish pasties yet? Ribena? Oh my. I can't wait until I take my family there....It is also fun because you are doing the old favorites (LOVE fountains abbey) and some new things. I've never been to Chatsworth! Anyway, loving the posts. Post often...pleeeeeeeease.
We did not stay at High Close, but the Windermere hostel was fabulous -- as good as High Close. Hawkshead wasn't so special, except for the grounds and views. M&G room had mold and mildew -- yikes. The weather was perfect!
D.
The fish and chips were very good, the pasty was fair, and the Ribena was weak. We haven't given up on either of the last two, however. Marks and Spencer does a chocolate chunk shortbread that is our current favorite. There are always so many fun new things (and old things to try).
D
brings back some great memories of my S.A. there sooooo many years ago! Such fun!
Hold on a second, isn't Whitby where Katy and Carrie did live in?
Not Whitby, but Middlesbrough, where they peed in Sister Beavers' garden. S. Beavers took them to Whitby on an outing, not because they had peed, but because she wanted to be kind to them. She probably doesn't even know they desecrated her garden. On second thought, however, she is not having live-in students any more. Maybe K&C done her in, so to speak.
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