Day 2 Ravenscar to Scarborough

The sun was shining brightly again today and the wind had dropped so it felt even warmer. I had a wander around the churchyard as we waited for the coach and took a few more photos.

 We loaded our luggage onto the coach and set off for Ravenscar to carry on where we left off yesterday. The A party left the coach first to cross Stony Marl Moor before joining the coastal path at Ravenscar.
Someone had said (no names mentioned!) that it wouldn't be as 'uppy downy' today, but they were wrong!  (NB Apparently they were right after all but it didn't feel like it to me.) The ups and downs were steeper but the scenery was just as splendid and the weather was brilliant all the way to Scarborough.
Frank led today's walk just one day away from his 80th birthday, what a Starr! We kept togther most of the way to Hayburn Wyke where you can collect fossils if you have the time.

The steepest descent was at Hayburn Wyke and it was decided that lunch would be at the top after we had climbed up again. At this point the group split into several parties as different lunch places were chosen and then some wanted more time in Scarborough at the end. Once again keep the sea on the left and you can't go wrong!

I carried on with Margaret and various memebers of the A party caught us up and passed us as we approached Scarborough and North Bay. We walked along beside the sea all the way spotting CHA people as we went having tea and scones or drinks at various cafes. It was lovely to see the brightly painted beach huts and people enjoying themselves on the beach and even a few hardy souls in the sea. The open top buses were running and were too much of a temptation for some of the party who had had enough of walking.

We came across a large steel man on a bench and if you follow this link you can find out more about him and how he came to be there.

We continued along Marine Drive and then to South Bay which was very busy with the usual tourists enjoying themselves in various ways. Everyone seemed to be happy in the sunshine and having a good time. So we finished our day as tourists sitting on the beach eating a fish from Harry Ramsden's and having another paddle. This time it was rather cold, much more like the North Sea in March! Then back up to the railway station to catch the coach for home. Plenty of traffic leaving the coast delayed us a bit but not too bad, back in Bradford for 8.15 pm.

Ths was a great weekend and a really good way to start our latest project. The next stages will be done on our Sunday coach trips and we hope to finish with a weekend in October 2013.