Whitby

Whitby

Whitby was one of the last places we visited in England. It is up on the northeast coast of England. We took the bus from York, seeing the lovely moors on our way up. Whitby has a connection with Dracula, which is what tends to draw tourists, but we really weren't interested in that. We really wanted to see the Abbey.

A street in Whitby. Cars would occassionally whizz past on these narrow little streets.

Dave walking on a street in Whitby.

Dave with the North Sea behind him. We were on the stairs climbing up to the rocky promontary on which the Abbey stood.

The view back towards the town from the graveyard outside St. Mary's church, a Medieval church.

Whitby Abbey, which was built in the 13th-14th centuries by the Benedictine monks.

Jennifer about to take a picture of Whitby Abbey.

Even in its ruinous state, the architecture of the Abbey is breath-taking.

Jennifer inside the Abbey looking small.

They liked those gothic arched windows.

Little Dave, massive Abbey.

Jennifer sitting on the ruins of one of the columns.

Another view of Jennifer on the column.

Jennifer and her monk friend.

Looking towards the sea from the Abbey.

Looking towards St. Mary's church and graveyard.

Jennifer walking down the steps back to the town.

A statue of Captain Cook, who got his sailing career start in Whitby, with a pigeon on his head.

Jennifer sitting on the other side of the River Esk, with the Abbey and church above in the distance.

Another view across the Esk towards the Abbey and St. Mary's church.

It was very windy on the river.

Looking towards the town of Whitby. It's a charming town, but so isolated. It seems like the only thing that could keep you there is if you were a fisherman or in the tourist trade.

A boat trip along the Esk going by.

Jennifer, now higher up abover the river, looking towards the Abbey.

A view of the town from above.

The tide coming in.

Walking along the coastal path.

Another view of the coastal path. There was a row of colorful little beach huts.

We spotted a harbor seal swimming around in the harbor. It was a little camera shy.