Wettest Day In 50 Years

We decided that a family getaway we be a good idea, so off we headed off to the East coast of England on the wettest day in 50 years.

Heading over the Penines that span the backbone of England into North Yorshire National Park as the rain pelted down, over-soaking the fields causing water to seeped out flooding the roads.
No fear, we arrived in Scarborough and checked into our hotel - a really nice Victorian hotel on a hillside overlooking the town and North Sea. Out there is Sweden.

Dinner tonight was really good, I was expecting the tokenistic veggie option to be really lame, but to my surprise it was really really great - mmmm ---A tasty 4 course meal of goodness, Melon with vanilla sauce, carrot & corriander soup, porcini mushroom ravioli with taragon herbed sauce finishing up with a chocolate and wild-berry slice - all mixed with a few some fine English Ales.

The North Yorkshire coast is dramatic, epic on the scale of Oregon but instead of free-wheeling towns it has well established communities several hundred years old, mosaiced architecture from the ages -- Georgian, Victorian & Edwardian. Very nice. I'm falling back in love with England, sat here in this Victorian bay window as the Nor'Easter lashes the coast and rain batters the windows.

(Next Day) We awoke, turned on the BBC News on to hear many major towns have flooded and major rescue operation being mobilised, the M1 motorway is closed, North/South trains disconnected and 100'000's of people are without power. Yikes.

It was surprisingly sunny here, so we took a walk around the harbour and town soaking up the sun. M bought a nice dress, a took a bunch of pictures and munched on some tasty chocolate treats... mmm-mmmm