A chilly day today with a top of only 8 degrees but not too bad as it wasn’t windy. I was well rugged-up as I wandered down to the end of the sea wall to see the lighthouses, the abbey and the view back to the town.
I liked the sculpture of the herring girls. They worked in teams of three - two gutting the fish and one packing them into a barrel. They followed the fishing fleet by train and were ready to receive the fish when the fleet arrived,
I thought it would be unpatriotic to miss the James Cook Museum so that was next on my list. The best thing was the model of the Endeavour with all the people and preparations.
The streets/lanes got busier as the day progressed and I wandered up, down and along both sides of the river. Very British seaside, with lots of pubs, fish and chip shops and more sweet shops than you can count. Quite a few places selling jet jewellery too. Jet is 180 million year old fossilized wood found along the North Yorkshire coast. They thought it made great mourning jewellery in the Victorian era. I bet Queen Victoria had lots.
Uh! I recall our modern ( car) ways trying to fit into centuries old towns. It doesn’t work well! Yay to another white horse ticked off👍 Atmospheric countryside. I did a Whitby walk. As usual, such varied history. No climb to the old Abbey, Heather. Another Dracula connection for tourism purposes. Love the tiny old streets best seen sans crowds! The walk featured those loud seagulls. Sounded great🤣. Also enjoy seeing the quaint establishments you find yourself in. Definitely mixing the traditional with the trials of the modern. 🌻😊
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