Friends, Fish & Chips and Fair Weather

We are all drifting reefwards now, and faith is our only anchor.
(Bram Stoker, Dracula)

Thankfully there was no need for an anchor on this trip to Whitby with friends, as you can see from the blue sky. We had a lovely day meandering the streets and thoroughly testing the culinary capabilities of Whitby folk! Of course, we made the obligatory pilgrimage to The Magpie Cafe. I can assure you that it thoroughly deserves it's international reputation for fish and chips, and is very helpful for those of us with allergies - well worth the half hour queuing.

I very nearly blipped a fabulous busker - possibly this one, although maybe not as ours was playing the fiddle. The puppet was the same though! here are some other buskers, this time singing a Whitby sea shanty.