From Whitby with love

Well hello there my pretties!

I am just about a week back from the wild North of Whitby, so now is an expedient time to chronicle our adventures!! It was a lovely time away; wonderful company, fantastic scenery and total escapism!

Here we have the entrance to our cottage!

And the view from the end of the alleyway where our cottage was located!

Our days were spent exploring the cobbled streets and quaint shops, taking rural walks across the Moors, sseing the sea at such scenic spots as Sleights and Sandsend and taking in the history & culture of Whitby. I'll express the beauty of Whitby in photographs:

The Whale Bones, set proudly atop the cliffs, with Captain Cook just behind, speak volumes of a past that draws many visitors here. The iconic coastline is another reason.

Oh that's not enough of a reason, I hear you say? Well how about its incredable seafaring history, Dracula connection & landscape of extremes?

As you might have seen, Whitby is full of hills-they make for great views!

Another great sight nearby is Mallyan Spout - an absolute wonder of a waterfall, reached only by clambering over boulders alongside a flowing river. Its a tranquil spot and I could've spent hours in the presence ofsuch untouched beauty!

The also some popular culture to see. On a visit to Goathland, we saw the station - otherwise known as Hogsmeade! Also Scripps' Garage from the popular series, Heartbeat, as it was also filmed in Goathland!

Views of beautiful Staithes!

We also spent a morning in the grounds of the ruined Abbey.

Its an eerily sacred place, full of the echoes of 1300 years of worshipful community life.

Then there is Sandsend, easily reached by walking along the beach from Whitby (at low tide of course!) for about 2 miles or so. There's no better place to feel at one with the wonder of Creation than with cliffs on one side, foaming sea on the other and miles of sand & pebbles stretching out ahead of you! The views are the main attraction; as you can see here, Sandsend is also an esturary and children play on vast beaches where river meets open sea. There is also a lovely cafe, with wonderful seaside views, where I had a great piece of apple pie!

 

 Alas however, all good things come to an end: holidays are a prime example. Nevertheless this rainbow, which made an apperance on our last morning, is a remider that other things are eternal.

"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the Earth". God ~ Genesis 9:16

I have to say that our week in Whitby was a real joy and there are so many places that as we visited them I caught myself thinking "I would come back here in an instant!". There is so much untouched beauty that words, pictures, even the mind's eye cannot do it justice.

So a big thank you to Ruth and her parents for making it all possible!