I forgot to post this picture (click to enlarge) that we took in Windsor before we left the Heathrow area. Windsor is just 10 minutes away from Heathrow.
Harry looks a little washed out, but he was probably nervous the day before the wedding.
Sunday morning here and the weather is bright and sunny. The sun is up at 4:00 AM, so we tend to get up early.
On Saturday, tired from all the flying and driving, we decided to have a quiet day. Elaine took her obligatory walk to Dunstanburgh Castle alone. (She usually walks with her friend, Dorothy, who stays in Craster for a week at the same time we do. But Geoff and Dorothy’s rental is from Saturday to Saturday, so she hadn’t arrived yet.) I did technical things like get the wi-fi working, install the Tesco sims in our phones, and set up the charging station (where we charge our phones, kindles, camera batteries, etc.).
Uh oh! My camera charging device and one of my camera batteries is sitting in the wall socket in my office back home! Oops. No problem though. Hopped onto Amazon UK, and one is being shipped to me at the Embleton Post Office down the road. I can pick it up on Monday.
Then we drove into Alnwick for a visit to Barter Books, the absolute best second-hand bookstore in the world. We enjoyed hot chocolate and fruit scones with jam at their comfortable buffet. We then browsed around a bit. I bought three used books: a walking guide to North Norfolk (where we will be next week) and two humorous books about travels people have done. One is about visiting the least interesting and least appealing towns in England and the other is Round Ireland with a Fridge.
As usual, Click on the gallery to bring up a scrollable window with complete pictures – (The gallery preview below shows just thumbnails of the pictures)
We drove home through Beadnell, a pleasant beach town about 15 miles north of Craster. We had a stop in bustling Seahouses to fill up Hi Ho with petrol and drove past Bamburgh Castle (which we have visited a couple of times in the past). We were back to Craster Rocks in time for Elaine to watch Harry and Meghan tie the knot.
The weather Saturday was delightful. Sunny and even warm, in the morning at least – well, in the 60’s, which is warm indeed for Craster in May. It cooled off later in the day.
I had a walk about through Craster and took some photos.
I stopped in at the Jolly Fisherman and had a pint – Shipyard Ale from Portland, Maine. Maybe they can use this as a publicity photo:
After obligatory cocktails at five, we both fell asleep watching TV but luckily woke up in time to make our 7:30 reservation at the Jolly Fisherman. Dinner was grand. After dinner we walk right by the cottage where Dorothy and Geoff stay. They had arrived and saw us, so we went in for a chat.
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Lovely weather,so delightful. Enjoy! The fish looked marvelous, we are jealous.
How jolly nice of Harry and Megan to chat with Elaine this trip. Great pic. Joe, beginning to worry about you and your forgetfulness. Glad you got to Craster and the bookstore does look unique. Hi-Ho you two, Cindy
Love Elaine’s Picture with the Royals. Kris watched it, but I watched the DVR so I could fast forward, and I wasn’t up early enough.