The internet also died overnight which was a big pain as I hadn't blogged, or booked Edinburgh accommodation, or sorted out our day's itinerary. Poo.
Anyways.
We decided to skip a drive through the Yorkshire Dales as it wasn't going to fit in timewise. So first stop was Thirsk. (Thirsk was the town that vet/author James Herriot was from). Found the Darrowby Inn on a drive by and then found parking nearby. There was a tourist information office next door to the Darrowby Inn so went in and asked where the museum was. So had a wander through that. It was the building that Herriot used to live/work in, so some of the things in there (like the phone in the hall) were very squee to see. It was quite well done, and was a good snapshot of a vet's working life in the 1940s etc. Even Stu enjoyed it :)
Kilburn White Horse
The Darrowby Inn, Thirsk
James Wight's practice
Front room of the house
Mrs. Pumphrey and Tricki Woo
The hall phone
Family room
Dispensary
Kitchen
Austin Seven car
Back garden
Back shed/garage
Next door they've recreated the sets of the TV show All Creatures Great and Small
Recreation of the TV set
Dining room of the TV set
Recreation of the TV set
Dispensary of the TV set
Kilburn White Horse in stained glass
Next we headed for Goathland (Hogsmeade Station). Yes, much squeeing was had on my part :) But what was also nice was driving through the North Yorkshire Moors to get there and out. Unfortunately the wind was blowing hard and it was raining a bit, so photographing it proved tricky. The drive was pretty awesome though.
North York Moors
The moors are all in flower, turning them pink
Closeup of some of the flowers
Closeup of some of the flowers
Train passing through the moors
Goathland Station - aka Hogsmeade!
Goathland Station seat
First years! Follow me!
Goathland Station from the overpass bridge
North York Moors
Tiny little road on the moors
Found lunch at a road-side Subway, that was actually drive through! Freaky!
At this point we'd had planned to go to Durham to see the cathedral (Hogwarts) but changed our plans earlier in the day and decided to go see Hadrian's Wall and do Durham in the morning. So trekked out (past the Angel of the North) to Housesteads Roman Fort. By this stage the wind was blowing a gale, and it was raining fairly heavily. So we got out our jackets and went up anyway! It fell into the category of "you don't have to be mad but it helps" :) So paid the £3 parking, and the £4.80 entry each, and went and had a look at the fort. And it was super awesome!! Even in the pouring rain. I had to use random camera as it was much easier to shield from the rain. But walking around this two thousand year old fort was very squee :)
Angel of the North
Hadrian's Wall (this was the only part of it we saw)
Model of Housesteads fort
Baaaa!
Housesteads Roman Fort
Stu on the fort wall looking out at Hadrian's Wall
Housesteads Roman Fort
Housesteads Roman Fort
Housesteads Roman Fort
Barracks
We got drenched. The photos don't show it.
Housesteads Roman Fort
Watchtower
The fort toilets with flushing water
Housesteads Roman Fort
Part of the commandant's house or headquarters building
Base of a column
Well-worn steps
Base of a floor
This is where I sheltered while Stu stood out in the rain for ages
So we were completely drenched from the waist down, and headed back into Durham. Found the hotel, got changed and went to have some dinner in the hotel bar. Then stayed up entirely too late trying to find accommodation in Edinburgh (internet/parking/laundry were all factors that had to be considered).
Geotagging - Day 17
Photos on the Canon: 298
Photos on the Sony: 137
Photos on the iPhone: 1
Photos on the Blackberry: 1
Photos on the Video: 7
Videos on the Video: 14
Steps walked: 6835
Pounds Spent: 101.51