We spent a lovely weekend with
my brother and his wife at a Ripon campsite and enjoyed good company,
good food, wine, shopping and walking round Ripon in the last of
the summer sun.
On Sunday as they drove home we
headed to Coniston Cold near Malham to hike but Monday turned out
very showery so we headed into Skipton, a town we had not often
visited. Famed for the Leeds Liverpool canal, we wandered round the
shops, walked up a dead end canal and saw Skipton Castle then decided
to walk along the tow path. What a surprise and coincidence, we
bumped into our dear friends who also used to do the States trips. We
knew they were going on a boating holiday but pure luck that we saw
them loading up their boat!
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| RIPON ROVERS! |
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| SKIPTON CASTLE |
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| SURPRISE MEETING OF FRIENDS! |
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| CAPTAIN TERRY |
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| INSTRUCTION TIME |
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SALLY
Tuesday started with wind and
drizzle but we braved the weather, drove to Malham and hiked to
Malham Cove such a wonderful area, climbed the steps up the side to
the limestone pavement on the top and finally the weather improved.
Along to Gordale Scar, another beauty spot and finally to Janet's
Foss, a pretty waterfall supposedly named after the fairy who lived
in the cave at the back of the falls.
We left the next day as the weather was forecasting fog! Another superb trip!
VIEW FROM TOP OF COVE
LIMESTONE PAVEMENT AT TOP OF COVE
LOOKING DOWN INTO MALHAM COVE
GORDALE SCAR
JANET'S FOSS
SUN CAME OUT AS WE WERE ALMOST BACK - MALHAM COVE IN THE BACKGROUND
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