Monday 14 November 2011

Time out

Last Thursday was not the best of days due to me losing one of my boys. Bruce went to sleep., the angels are keeping a safe watch over him now. Friday was a little better I had the day off work, so a three day weekend I had and very nice it was too. We went on our motorbikes to North Yorkshire on the east coast of England to a famous place called Whitby.. famous due to Bram Stoker was meant to have landed there many many years ago. The setting is beautiful, with the remains of the Abby on the hill. We got there in just over 3 hours, stopping for much needed toilet break and hot drink to thaw out. Traffic was good... it stayed dry all the way... that is good because we normally get wet and for November too! I spent the whole three days doing absolutely nothing apart from chilling out, eating fish n chips at the famous Magpie cafe... eating large slabs of apple pie n custard at the Whistle stop cafe where all the bikers stop for refills. Saturday the sun came out and although it was cool it stayed bright and cheerful for a hand full of people wondering around the trinket shops.... We've been to Whitby now for several years, we always stop at the same B&B as we know the couple who run it, their full English breakfasts go down a treat and set us up for the day. So I've had a lovely stress free three days away, just what the doctor ordered. Back to work today, didn't feel like it though, but hey that's Mondays as the Boom town Rats sung once.... 'I don't like Mondays!' And you can always tell when you're near the sea.... seagulls making their usual noise!!!

6 comments:

nitebyrd said...

I'm glad you had a wonderful three days, Indi! You definitely deserved them!

Anonymous said...

We have a whistle stop cafe here. It's where the book "Fried Green Tomatoes" was written about. It's about 15 minutes from here.

Indi said...

nitebyrd ~ Yes three days of thinking about nothing and no-one. Thanks, then we're back to realilty with a bump...work!!!


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Indi said...

nixabn ~ really? WOW that awesone, I've seen the movie and read the book, the book is way better than the movie... that is some thing worth considering... and you live 15 minutes away from the whistle stop cafe? You ever tried fried green tomotoes?


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Anonymous said...

Indi - Yup, I have. Of course we had to try them when we went. The cornbread batter to make them is sold in the grocery stores. It's called, of course, "Whistle Stop Cafe" fried green tomato mix. XOXO

Indi said...

nixabn ~ I have got to come to your country now and sample not only the fried green tomatoe mix but your hospitality...XOXO


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