Whitby Walking Weekend

Off to Whitby with the Harrogate Short Walks group. I stayed in Aislaby just outside on a peaceful CL called Abbey View.


Two short walks, one to Saltwick Bay and the other along the beach to Sandsend.

Shrewsbury 2017

Another great weekend, highlights were:

• La Machine
• Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
• Greg Russell
• Loudoun Wainwright 
• Rheingan Sisters
• Sarah Jarosz

After waiting to see the Unthanks for ages, I found them a bit dreary, similarly Coven were a political harangue so I left them both.

Had a dance at a ceilidh with a beardy man in pink trousers.

Aberystwyth

Heading home, I called in at where Dad did his M Ed degree. The photos don't do it justice, the weather wasn't that bad! On the front were lots of international flags, mainly from people struggling for independence - very interesting.

I walked to the end, and this photo shows me 'kicking the bar', which is a tradition but no-one seems to agree on why: Kicking The Bar

This is a spot just under 'Consti', otherwise known as Constitution Hill.

The best way up there is the Cliff Railway. Nice brunch in the caff looking at the lovely view.