my No. 2 has decided that she should get a bigger boat so looked at one today called Clifford George - not the one for us.

Shopping in Wakefield again, I like Wakefield. Fitted trim to worktops either side of new cooker.

Day out in Scarborough. Took the train from Wakefield to Leeds at a cost of £6.00 return and then the bus (843) from Leeds to Scarborough with the bus pass. The bus had a couple of facing seats either side of a table like trains do.

Took one hour and forty minutes to fill the water tank and the hose pressure was good. I do have a big water tank.

Took one hour and forty minutes to fill the water tank and the hose pressure was good. I do have a big water tank.

Ended up in Skipton where we decided to make this our base for a few trips around the area.

Train trip to Maryport and Carlisle
Caught the train at Skipton to experience the Cumbrian Coast to Maryport The trin goes across North Yorkshire into Lancashire, and then up through the Lake District's coastal fringe to to Lancaster via Carnforth.
We took the coastal train which crawls around the entire Furness peninsula to Maryport.
It looks as if there are two Maritime Museums in Maryport, one in Curzon St and one in Senhouse St, but it seems thay are trransferring from one to the other, so botha re the same mumuseum. We chose the one in Senhouse St. Over four floors, each floor covers a different aspect of the maritime history of Maryport and they all display some magnificent models of the ships that have been built here.
Maryport to Carlisle enjoys unobstructed coastal views across the water directly toward the hills of Scotland.
Couldn't resist getting pictures of the steam train at Carlisle station, one of the very few that are fit for, and are often used for, mainline travel on the rail system rather than being relegated to a heritage railway somewhere.
Returned from Carlisle to Skipton (The Settle-Carlisle Line). Sitting on the left side of the carriage heading south meant we could look down on the sweeping arches of the Ribblehead Viaduct as the train crossed it, as well as the wild summits of the Yorkshire Dales.
All covered by the 4 days out of 8 rail ticket which gave us total "hop-on, hop-off" freedom for the entire day.

Train trip to Hexham via Lancaster and Carlisle.

Popped along to Pennine Cruisers and got two new leisure batteries for the fridge and some other bits and pieces.

We had one more day to use up on our 4 out of 8 train ticket and the only place that we can get to today that is not raining is Blackpool. Neither my No. 2 nor I have ever been there and we both felt that it is rather commercialised and not really to our taste but we both thoroughly enjoyed the day. Went on a Blackpool Tram, looked at Blackpool Tower, had fish and chips on the prom, did all the Blackpool things that we could think of.

HERITAGE TRAM TOURS
Balloon
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The tramcar you are riding on was built by the English Electric Co., Preston, in December 1934 as one of a batch of 14 streamlined double deck trams. Quickly earning the name 'Balloons' due to their distinctive rounded appearance, they were the latest in the family of 116 new trams introduced by General Manager Walter Luff during the 1930's as part of a revolutionary five year modernisation plan.