Robin Hoods Bay To Ravenscar

Yesterday we headed off to Robin Hoods Bay, the weather forecast wasn't brilliant but we didn't see any rain on the way there and when we arrived the sun was breaking through.

Having remembered to check the tide times, we arrive just in time to make out of the main bay and along the beach to Ravenscar. About half way we came across a cave in the cliffs, probably used by smugglers in days gone by.

Debbie found a rock in a pool, of which there are thousands, but this one was sporting a wonderful design made by the water in the sand.

Venturing further afield than before, we came across fossil imprints in the rocks and even found a couple of whole ammonites that we brought home with us.

As we entered the bay next to Ravenscare, Debbie found this waterfall, it was amazing to see the water cascading over the cliffs.

When we got to Ravenscar, we turned round and could barely see Robin Hoods Bay in the distance.

We spent over four hours walking on the beach and weather held off the whole time, then just after we left it started chucking it down with rain!

Paul

Dad's Back On The Road

We took Dad to the hospital this morning for a checkup with the eye specialist. After a month of not being able to get behind the wheel, he's been given the all clear to hit the road again which is great news.

We've been out for a walk round Newmillerdam this afternoon. About half way round we came across a bloke and a teenage boy running out from the trees and then loitering on the path. We walked round them but Lucy was reluctant to pass by and took some coaxing. A bit suspicious and the camera's were back in their cases faster than you can say "leg it back to the car, we've got a couple of fruitcakes here".

Paul

Perfect DIY Weather

I've been on holiday since Monday and it's been raining much of the time which has been great news. If it had been hot sunshine, I'd have been dischuffed hat having to get a few jobs done over the last 3 days. With the lovely cooler weather I've managed to get all the edging down over the laminate floor and made a wooden bath panel. Still loads to do but that's it for now, I'm on strike!

Debbie finishes work today and then we're both off until a week on Tuesday! I think we'll be getting out and about more than we managed during our May holiday. I'm not sure Mablethorpe will be on the cards, even though we've not been for a whole week!

Paul

And The Moral Of This Story Is....

I ran the facebook phenonemon by Debbie earlier today and got the green light to add a profile for each of us, Yorkshire Snowman and Buttercup.

Second rule of the land in these parts is never sign up for anything when your drunk. So, I passed the first rule, ask Debbie first, and then fragrantly pooed the second rule, nver sgnien up when your drunk.

It's like playing Mr & Mrs for live, except when on telly, the contestans weren't usualy 2 bottles short of colapsng on stage.

So I've signed us both up, just waiting for the sober realisation of tomorrow...

Paul

A Bit Of A Scare

Dad's been for more tests following the double vision episode the other week. It turns out that he's suffered a mini stroke, not good news at all and really not what we were expecting.

He's got more tests over the next few weeks including a brain scan. He really does need to slow down a bit, he's on the go more now he's retired than he was when he was working!

The pressure of all that rushing about, Grandma passing away, clearing and selling her house has obviously taken it's toll.

Time for more days by the riverbank me thinks.

Paul

Drawn Back To Mablethorpe

Well, we battled through the traffic past Ingoldmells and Skegness last Saturday, it took us over 3 hours to get to Gibraltar Point. We got there to find a visitor centre, a beach that Lucy wasn't allowed anywhere near and a shed in a field. So, we headed back up the coast to Chapel St. Leonards only to find that they were holding their summer gala so instead of a quaint, quiet village, it was the busiest place on earth!

After over 4 hours in the car, we arrived back in Mablethorpe which itself was pretty busy with the glorious weather and the summer holidays but it was still nowhere near as busy as the other seaside resorts. We spent the afternoon walking along the beach past Sutton on Sea and back again.

On the way back home we called in at Saltfleet to see what was there, I was all for having a walk amongst the sand dunes, however Debbie was rather put off by the MOD warning sign about unexploded bombs littering the area.

Paul.

Shiny New Bathroom

The carpet has been laid in the bathroom and it looks totally different, no pictures as yet as we've still go a few jobs to do such as building a new bath panel.

We had a ride out to Cannon Hall on Saturday afternoon, taking advantage of the nice sunny weather, it was almost like summer!

We took Dad shopping on Sunday, he's still unable to drive since having the double vision scare a couple of weeks ago. His vision is getting better and he spent the afternoon pottering about in our garden tidying up the jungle. I hoovered the lawn and Debbie climbed on top of the sheds and took the chainsaw to some overhanging tree branches.

We're in tidying mode this week, I've done some virtual organizing on our Flickr page but I think Debbie is more interested in the real world, getting our house gleaming so we can start putting down the edging for the laminate floor downstairs and use the remaining carpet to cover the stairs. I've been virtually been getting around to that edging every day for the last two years!

Paul.

Speed Shopping For Carpet

We headed off to Lakeside at Doncaster on Saturday, hitting the Next Clearance sales and loading the car boot full of bargains. The planned crashing on the sofa did materialize but not until tea time after we'd gone through all the new clothes and used a crowbar to get them into the wardrobe.

Debbie heard an advert for a carpet shop on the radio during the week so we looked it up and set off on Sunday morning. Ten minutes after entering the shop we were leaving again, carpet chosen, ordered and booked to be fitted next weekend. Onwards to B&Q to get all the bits we needed to get the bathroom sorted out before the carpet arrives, paint, brushes, skirting board, no more nails, new light fittings...

We got started as soon as we got back, replacing a couple of sections of skirting board and then got a coat of white paint on the walls, ceiling and door. It's that pink paint that dries white and I must say it looks better than it smells, it absolutely stinks! We've got another coat to get on tonight, we'll be glad when it's done, dried and fumigated!

Paul.

Seaside & Casualty

Following a visit to the dentist, we took advantage of the gorgeous weather on Saturday last week to visit Ingoldmells, we didn't know what to expect, certainly not acres of caravans with an amusement park in the middle. I think we stopped about 10 minutes before we'd had enough of trying to make our way through the crowds and made a hasty escape to Mablethorpe.

The great thing about Mablethope is the beautiful beach that runs for miles and miles in both directions and for the most part is dog friendly with just a small section out of bounds. It's such a peaceful place with hardly a soul on the beach, I'm sure the donkeys outnumber the people most of the time!

It was a beautiful sunny day with white clouds littering the sky making for great photo opportunities. We walked for over an hour in one direction before turning round and heading back. Debbie wasn't feeling too cleaver and half way back had to stop and rest, her cold realy digging in and refusing to subside. We made it back to the car and headed off home having had a fantastic afternoon at the coast.

On Sunday we pursued our other favourite pass time, shopping! I've got a new camera, a Panasonic TZ1, which with the TZ3 just coming out was on offer with over £100 off the usual price. I love my Nikon D50 but there are times when a bulky SLR with a long lens isn't practical or appropriate when we're out and about.

Dad took ill on Tuesday night, we had barely walked through the door when we were on our way to hospital to find out how he was. He was suffering from double vision which came on suddenly late in the afternoon, after being checked out at Barnsley hospital he was referred to Rotherham so we all made our way over there in our little black car. Not being totally sure what was causing the problem except that it might be linked to his diabetes, he was given another appointment on Thursday to see a specialist. By the time we got home, it was almost midnight and we've been catching up with our sleep since.

The result of the visit to the hospital on Thursday was that Dad can't drive for a whole month, he's got to wait for things to settle down and see how things are when he has his next appointment. It's going to be hard, although he's retired now, he's just a busy as he's ever been and he'll be biting at the bit to get out and about, especially for a spot of fishing which he loves.

We're having a bit off a chill out this weekend, crashing out on the sofa watching the rain tumble down.

Paul

Colourful Garden

Well, after getting over the toothache a couple of weeks ago, Debbie is now suffering from a really bad cold. It never rains but it pours!

So, we've not been out and about so much lately, although with the weather we've been having, I doubt we would have got far anyway.

We've spent some time in the garden, even spotting a UFO one day...

It's been that long since we've seen the sun we'd forgotten what it looked like!

With all that rain over the last few months and now finally some sunshine, our garden has been transformed in to an oasis of colour.

We've got flowers popping up all over the place, I'm not sure we planted all these, I'm sure some have sneaked in from somewhere.

We definitely planted these though, lilly's, looking beautiful against a lovely blue sky.

While Debbie took pictures of flowers, I took over 200 snaps of a police helicopter...

I just wonder how many pictures they took of me!



Paul