After exploring the Abbey at Whitby, we went down into the town to walk around and have a lunch of fish and chips. Whitby is a seaside town at the mouth of the River ESK dating back to 656, when it was called Streancehealth.
Steam train pulling out of Whitby station.
The bus dropped some of us off above the town center so we could walk down with a view.
A little performance art at the expense of Leonardo
The Whitby swing bridge
The Whitby Swing Bridge
The bridge opens for a sailboat
After crossing the bridge, walking along the harbor shore
After exploring the Abbey at Whitby, we went down into the town to walk around and have a lunch of fish and chips. Whitby is a seaside town at the mouth of the River ESK dating back to 656, when it was called Streancehealth.
Whitby and its surrounding coastline were featured in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
Lots of families fishing from the docks
A shot back over to the abbey.
Where we ate a fish and chips lunch.
Ratheon phased array radar at RAF Fylingdales, a UK component of BMEWS, the US Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. Completed in 1992.
