Robin Hoods Bay

With all this beautiful sunshine we have been having, I am reminded of summer holidays when I was a kid. I don't know if its just my selected memory but summers were HOT twenty years ago and I remember family camping holidays to Cornwall (my favourite place in the world). All of this has me really desperate to go on holiday this year and spend time with Bear and D building sandcastles on the beach, eating ice cream and paddling our feet in the cold Atlantic for two weeks. However this is not to be this year so instead I must be satisfied with day trips and outings so I was very excited when Uncle Phil asked if we could take Bear to the beach!! We decided on Robin Hoods Bay as I don't think either of us could be bothered with the hustle and bustle of busy Scarborough or Whitby and i am very glad we did as it turned out to be the perfect place to take Bear on his first real trip to the sea side! It wasn't too busy and there were a few nice shops and cafes to buy souvenirs and Ice Cream and it was beautiful!

This is me with my (not so little) little brother on our way

Picturesque fishing village of Robin Hoods Bay located just south of Whitby

Phil decided he wanted to buy a boat like this one with like a roof on it and stuff

Bears very own bucket and spade

See the father and son working hard to build the best sandcastle ever? Bear went and destroyed all their hard work not long after this picture was taken, the little boy was heart broken, I was mortified and Bear thought it was the funniest thing ever!

 

Picnic Time!!

This was my favourite part we love chasing the waves!

Not the best picture but there are very few of us together

Bear with his Uncle Phil

Couldn't go to the Seaside without getting an Ice Cream...YUM!!!

Say 'ICE CREAM!!'

Our view of the Bay as we left.

Happy Tuesday x

A Trip to The National Railway Museum

 The National Railway Museum is our favourite place to go when it's dull and rainy outside and Bear can't get enough of trains. This time we took along Aunty Han Jam (not real aunty) who also LOVES trains. The Museum is located in the former steam locomotive depot, it has a huge collection of steam trains and artifacts and is great for the whole family plus its FREE! I love to see all the carriages in the old station, Bear liked to look at the model railway and we all really enjoyed our ride on the miniature railway and it reminded me and Aunty Han Jam of when we were kids together.

Aunty Han Jam and Bear on the Miniature Railway

Station Hall

I can't recommend the National Railway Museum enough! Located just a walk away from York City Center and just round the corner from the train station it is ideally positioned and is brilliant for all ages. We are looking forward to going again this weekend to see the Mallard 75 event which will involve the gathering of all 6 remaining A4's or as Bear calls them 'Spencer'.

Happy Tuesday x

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race

I have lived in the area my whole life and never once been to the Great Knaresborough Bed Race. This year we figured it would be a nice day out and a good opportunity to see friends. For those of you that don't know, The Great Knaresborough Bed Race is a race whereby teams of 6 (+1 on the bed) push a bed round a 3km route through the picturesque and very hilly town finishing through the River Nidd! The event requires each team to decorate their bed, in keeping with the theme of the year and parade it around the town for all to see. They then take off their decorations and race each other for the quickest time. This years theme was Myths and Legends. Here are a few of my favourites...

Love the stormtroopers at the back!

Not even sure what this one is but its beautifully made

I couldn't not include one of my close friends Jon Proctor...He is Mad, like totally off his rockers but we love him!

The Bermuda Triangle, I thought this was brilliant and it turned out to be an old friend of mine who raced with it!

These are just a few of the most unusual ones that I thought were really clever and well made but they were all really amazing! 

We also bumped into a few familiar faces....

On the left is Jon and on the right is Jen AKA Hooters!!! It was so nice to see Jen as she moved to North Carolina about 2 and a half years ago, It was so nice to catch up!

Beautiful twins Sadie and Heather singing in their brilliant band The Directors

So down by the River there was rides for the kids, amusements, food and entertainment. We sat down on our picnic blanket in front of the stage to watch The Directors perform before the race started.  Bear Loved dancing to the music!

And they're off!!!

Jon (again) pushing the bed with his team mates

We had such a lovely day out and the weather was perfect (although probably not for the runners). Such a great tradition bringing communities together and attracting people from all over Yorkshire.
I hope your weekend was as fun as mine.

Happy Saturday

Kirsty x