WE DID IT continued

I think all the photos have arrived now so backing up a bit.  First a little trivia.  A couple of days ago the common greeting of "Hiya" changed to "You all right?"  It threw me at first, thinking that I must look flustered or confused, until I heard it a few times and realized that it's the local way of saying hello.

Here's the old toll road sign between Egton Bridge and Grosmont.  I guess walkers were free.

and the beautiful Esk River.  You can see the beginnings of Fall here:

The Grosmont Train Station:

Our engine, The Green Knight

Grosmont

All aboard!

and on to Whitby:

and Whitby Abbey, the jewel in the crown.  It's impossible to capture its magnificence by camera.

Here you can get a sense of how it was all painted

and on the coastline trail to RHB:

First view of Robin Hood's Bay at VERY low tide.

and proof positive:

The End, or is it only the beginning?

The traditional feet in the North Sea.