Holidays…Train Time…

Friday 12th

Went to Grosmont and caught a steam train to Pickering - The NYMR (North Yorks Moors Railway).

Again…family connections made this all the more of an experience – Granddad &, I am led to believe, Great Granddad Wood were born, raised and worked on the railway in Grosmont – Dad was born up the hill at Egton – went to school in Egton – then granddad moved about a bit with the railway till he retired when they lived in Loftus…

My challenge now is to tie up all the pieces and raid ancestory et al and put them altogether.

Anyway – we had a great day – started off with breakfast at Sandsend:-

Then off with mother across the moors to Grosmont

If you haven’t walked the Moors and want to see the depth and extent of the scenery – travel on this train

And our next challenge is this…

They are called camping coaches AND Mother has stated a wish to sleep in one!!

Holidays…pt3

Monday 8th August

Well knackered We went here…

and walked up it !!

Left Suzie to look after the coats…and…

came back down again….

Meanwhile – back at the car

Holidays - Whitby August 2011 :)

Sunday 7th.

Suzie asked me last night if I was happy – my answer was simple – We’re in Whitby, We have fresh local kippers for breakfast and our view is the North York Moors…Happy – I should coco

We abandoned Chesham around 6:30 ish, had a great run right up till we hit York and stopped… as you expect on a holiday weekend, but arrived at Serenity Camping and Touring Site around 12:30 ish. It’s called serenity because that’s what they aim for…here’s our tent…

 

Here’s our view…

We have company on the site…The Magic Finger anyone?

A quick stop at Scaling Dam –

just to try out the ale you understand!!

This place has context with my dad – one of his youthful fishing haunts.

In fact all around us is littered with places that touch upon my dad and his life with his family growing up; mother’s and him starting out as a courting couple and then married  life …

Walked around Hinderwell (where we are…) last night..

What an atmospheric church yard….

Complete with it’s own 12th Century St Hilda’s Holy Well !!