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Tomorrow Gordon is taking me and Mum to Whitby, to visit Mum's brother Eddie and his wife Rona, who we hasn't seen in 13 years. I will also be meeting my cousin Fiona (who I talk to on Facebook all the time) for the first time since we were teenagers

Gordon's 2 German students are on half-term, of course, so they're going with us as far as Hull and we'll be dropping them at The Deep where they can happily spend a few hours while we go visiting relatives.

GB

I should add that this is a *surprise* to Mum, as far as she is concerned it's going to be the usual Wednesday shopping trip plus lunch with me

I think I read about Whitby in "Dracula". A great book.

You did. It's the busiest week of the year according to my cousin, and she runs a shop selling/renting Goth stuff. She'll be lucky to get a half-hour lunch break to spend with us

That sounds a great day! Hope you all have fun!

Someone once told me Whitby does the best fish & chips - is this true? (I've never been)

(yes, I know)

We might try that, although I'd be surprised if I ever found better and than Steele's Restaurant in the Market Place in Cleethorpes (sorry, isn't that advertising?)

That's a review, rather than an advertisement. That's allowed.

say hello to count for me

or at least his big black (who might actually have been himself in disguise) who ran up all the steps and hid in the ruin

and in whitby are indeed a treat

i went to both whitby, robin hood's bay and scarborough fair some 10 years ago and had a great time

hope you have too

We did have a great time, but our hosts had a meal prepared for us so we didn't end up getting Whitby and

We left Mum chatting happily while Gordon, Fiona and I had a walk into Whitby, where Fiona collected her husband Allan from their shop, leaving their assistant in charge for the very first time so us 4 could have a small time together, walking along the harbour at Whitby. When they left us we got ourselves an ice-cream and walked over the Bridge to the *other* side, lots of shops to see and tourists to avoid and, with me in my high-heeled boots practically crippled we hailed a taxi to go back to my Uncle & Aunt's house. Here's a snap of them with my Mum: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/galaxybabe/Favourites#5533146023327183346