Scarborough to Whitby

Friday 11th May
(Route http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/103097 )

Thursday was a peaceful day walking and sight-seeing in Scarborough, a very grand and ornate sort of place (though not the harbour washing facilities). The public gardens and parks were wonderful and, yes, there's plenty of fish and chips too! (These are pictures of bits of the Grand Hotel and Italian Garden)

When it rained, which it does quite a lot on the East Coast, even the cars have a bow wave.

Yesterday, Friday, we headed on to Whitby. That's a short sail for a homing fish to swim, but quite a long way with strong wind on the nose. Well-reefed in a bumpy sea, we took over five hours for the 16 fish-swimming miles (We did nearly twice as many miles). Approaching Whitby, the sun came out and, after a wait for the tide at Fish Pier, I was through the swing bridge and moored by dusk.