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[WI-Tom]

Good luck with the recovery, Nicholas. Keep us posted.

Tom

[WI-Tom]

And, after all, it was official enough:



Yep. Our Coast to Coast Walk was complete.

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There's something iconically English about these clifftop coastal paths. Or maybe I've just watched too much Poldark (and before the Brits leap in to...

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Some ups and downs:



Some interesting signs:



Some more friendly locals:



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From Whitby, we were following the Cleveland Way, which runs right along the clifftops for about 7 miles into Robin Hood's Bay. We made some new friends...

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Day 15--the last day of our walk. I guess theoretically we had already walked (well, "walked") across England, since we hit the North Sea at...

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First trip there, or have you been there before? Either way, enjoy! It's a great time of year to be up there. Chilly/misty mornings, but often great weather,...

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Nope....

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These last few posts are a good reminder of just cheap and simple a boat can be, and still be a ticket to a whole new world. This little Bolger boat went...

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Where are the Gracchi brothers when you need them?

Given the amplifying effects of inequality from one generation to the next, with (for...

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Not much call for shoveling in my life these days...

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The abbey was closed for the evening before we were able to get there, but we had a bit of a look over the walls.



And then,...

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At the top of the 199 Steps is St. Mary's Church:



Dracula's first victim features a name Bram Stoker found on a tonbstone in...

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The ruins of Whitby Abbey, and our YHA hostel, was on the high ground above the south bank of the river. Eventually it was time to climb the famous "199...

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I think we had fish and chips for lunch at a pub on the south side of the river. We ate supper at the hostel if I remember correctly. But we ate a lot...

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And then we crossed over the river to the south side of town, where we spent an hour or so touring the Cook Museum. (Sorry, no photos) This was the house...

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We found some vintage poster art stuff in town, and one poster ("Whitby: It's quicker by rail") soon became our motto for the day. (It would...

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The morning was a pleasant walk along the River Esk on wooded footpaths and then along quiet country roads.



In Grosmont we...

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Day 14. Nearing the end. As it turns out, this was one of the trickier places to arrange accommodations for--everything I found online was booked. In...

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OK, I'm out. Apologies to Paul for stepping into your issue with someone else.

Tom