Wednesday 15 September 2010

Holiday part 2!

Despite the weather we are having at the moment, we are having a good time.  On Monday we went to Whitby in the pouring rain and visited the Whitby Wizard which is a small science museum that Alex loved. Various of the exhibits had him giggling and laughing outloud.  However, for me the main part of the day was our trip on Elizabeth the steam bus. 
I love steam in all shapes so thoroughly enjoyed our trip around town on her...the views of the abbey through the rain were lovely
and after the tour Alex was allowed to come into the cab for this photo with Vernon her driver, who also happened to have driven the Hogwarts express in the first three movies!
On Tuesday we went to the SeaLife Centre in Scarborough where we had a great time watching the various fish. I particularly liked the turtle
and the extremely cute otters.
Alex was very fond of the seals
and especially liked watching them swim under water
as well as panning for gold (well it was messing with water wasn't it!)
We then went on the North Bay railway for a little ride
and generally had a great time.
In the afternoon we went rock pooling and found loads of mussels, limpets, a crab and a shrimp.  Alex enjoyed it despite the long walk, but he hated the wind which was blowing very hard so we didn't stay for long.
Despite rests every afternoon poor Tim is exhausted so we decided that today we would go to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and ride on the trains. We were lucky enough to go from Goathland (Ainsfield in Heartbeat and Hogsmead station in Harry Potter) to Grosmont on a little diesel

And Alex got to have a sit in the cab at the controls.
On the way back we were on the steam train and decided to sit in first class
…travelling in style! As a complete steam freak I loved it!
There is something wonderful about the sounds and smells of steam railway that I love and the advantage of going to Goathland is that it is where the trains pass so we got to see lots of trains!
As it is Wednesday it is time for WOYWW, well in my case it is actually WOYHCKT (What's on your holiday cottage kitchen table!). I did bring some crafting things with me, although I haven't had time to do much, but here it is spread out with me mid crafting session. You can see the mini book that I am working on at the moment as part of my holiday diary, my distress inks and pads, some stamps and an empty mug of tea.
This is the righthand side of the table, where you can see the cutting mat, inkadinkado stamps, card, stickers etc in folders and box and in the distance the maps and guide books. Have a great rest of the week everyone.
Love,
Caro
x

12 comments:

Sue said...

Hi Ya Caro
wow fabulous lot of piccies, glad you are having a good time, despite the weather,have great day, happy WOYWW, sue,x

Spyder said...

Your holiday pics are great, think of al the scrapping you'll be able to do!
((Lyn))

Helen said...

I love your holiday pics and glad you are having such a great time. Love the concept of WOYHKT (did I get that right?!!)

Julia Dunnit said...

Loving that you took crafting with you, and have got round to doing some - after all that excitement and fresh air I'd be in a heap in the bath! Hope it continues to be a grand holiday.

Sarpreet said...

looks like you had a lot of fun, fab workspace,Happy WOYWW! Thank you for sharing your workspace (Linky number 19)

JoZart Designs said...

Hi Caro
glad you are enjoying your holiday. It looks fabulous from the photos and Alex is having a whale of a time there. I love that area. Fab pics and I'm proud of you relocating your desk on holiday.
JoZarty x

Sarah said...

Looks like you are having a great time both on holiday and crafting

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Loved that you shared your holiday photos with us. Looks like a lovely area and fabulous holiday photos. Glad you were able to take your Wednesday workdesk with you.

Chocolate Fudge Cake said...

Looks like you're having a fab time despite the weather. I really love that part of the world and have visited it many times - Enjoy the rest of your break and hope you come back refreshed.

Andrea - Wales, UK said...

Oh my word Alex looks so gorgeous in the front of that train with the driver.

Glad you're having a good time.

A.xx

LazyKay said...

Altho' I;m only leving one comment, I have been back thru' yur threads and admired all your lovely photos, crafting and layouts. Lovely to catch up with you.

SO pleased you're enjoying your holiday. whitby is a lovely place I went there only once but would love to go back again.

Not been blog hopping as time taken making preserves and wine with our abundant crops.

TFS

xxxx

Ciara said...

Looks like you're having a great time in Yorkshire. I've lived here for yonks and never done half the stuff you're up to this week!

V impressed you have a holiday craft desk!

Ciara
xx

ps - sorry I'm late