The North Yorks Moor railway have recently extended the line to go to Whitby. This being one of Andrews favourite places we couldn't pass up the chance of a fabulous steam train journey!
Andrew had just finished nights so it was a bit of a mad dash to get to Pickering in time but the traffic was kind so got parked and on the train with ten mins to spare.
Isla has been on the train to Leeds but this was a very different experience. We had a carraige to ourselves and she loved wandering from window to window to look at the views. With the windows open you could smell the smoke coming from the steam engines.
As it was such a lovely day we had a wander round Whitby and then went down to the beach for a picnic lunch. Isla has been on the beach before but only in the pram so feeling the sand between her toes was a whole new experience but not one she liked! It reminded me of Chalky at Great Yarmouth, she was pulling her legs up every time you tried to put her down and was less than impressed by the whole beach thing!
Andrew & I laughed at the funny expressions she was pulling. Andrew said it was just as well we hadn't wasted money on a beach holiday abroad the month earlier, as on this showing we wouldn't have had much quality beach time.
Isla you will have to get to love it as Mummy likes to laze on the beach! Andrew took her for a paddle but she cried, mind you not surprised the water was freezing!
So time for home, all aboard the Whitby Express for the return journey to Pickering.We had one of the nicest days out so far as a family. Now Isla is getting bigger and taking more interest its fascinating to watch her take in and explore all the new sights & sounds. I wonder what goes on in that little head of hers? I hope she enjoys her time with us as much as we enjoy our time with her!
Till next time..........
2 comments:
Can't believe the size of Isla compared to the pictures just 3 or 4 post ago. She's going to be as big as Grandad Oldfield by the time she's 4 at this rate. I dare say she'll be cuter though!! Don't worry though, all young kids that don't like sand go on to be fantasticly intelligent, likeable and immensly popular people, trust me I have experience of this. Andrew, what to you mean you're glad you didn't take her on a beach holiday last month, that beach holiday was to Whitby anyway, you know you wouldn't go anywhere else!!
As for using the Laptop alot more frequently, I don't know how you thought of it, you must be a bloody genius, I think we might get one, I'm thinking of giving Mum our old computer so she can sit in the cold office and check her emails every couple of months like you used to!!!!
Good Blogging
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This is great info to know.
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