| Whitby. I've been to Whitby in North Yorkshire. It was a | | | | string of jet from those days. |
| long time ago when my husband took my pregnant | | | | We climbed to Whitby Abbey, made famous by the |
| self and my one year old daughter out of the harbour | | | | Bram Stoker's tales of Dracula and how he arrived on |
| at Whitby on a sloop that belonged to a friend. We | | | | these shores. The ruins of the Abbey are impressive |
| were brave to go because no-one knew much about | | | | but empty, but the hundreds of steps to the top are |
| sailing. | | | | well worth the panoramic view of the lovely harbour |
| We loved Whitby and drove over the moors passing | | | | and town. And, of course, Whitby was the home of |
| Fylingdale and the dooming white globes, the early | | | | the famous Captain Cook and his two ships, |
| warning site for a nuclear war and on to the town of | | | | 'Endeavour' and 'Resolution' would have sailed this |
| Whitby, with its steep, narrow streets and quaint pokey | | | | harbour. |
| shops at the side of the River Esk. There had been a | | | | I can remember that day as if it were yesterday, well |
| revival of interest in the whaling ships of the last | | | | wrapped against a gusty wind and keeping my |
| century at that time and we collected some lasting | | | | daughter strapped to my side. I can remember the |
| reprints of Victorian photos of the people and | | | | laughter as we set sail along the river and out towards |
| fishermen off Whitby. Coal went out from there too | | | | to sea. I can remember the sudden attack of nerves |
| making this quite an important coastal town in that | | | | and sea sickness and pleading to be taken back to the |
| century. Looking suspiciously like polished coal too was | | | | safety of the harbour. I can remember the fish and |
| the precious jet formed from local lignite found on | | | | chips, the best I've ever had and the relief of a cup of |
| Whitby beaches: so funereal and so Victorian. I have a | | | | tea in dry dock. |