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Nina's Blog - Tuesday 2nd July 2024

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 08:53

I was going to go to Bamburgh on public transport but it takes about three and a half hours, nearly three times what it would take to drive. And it would cost about 9 GBP including parking my car at the nearest Park and Ride station. Whereas it will cost me nothing to drive there except possibly for a car parking fee at Bamburgh.

So once I've decided on today's outfit I'll be off. Probably wearing a jumper, it's only 12 C and not expected to get warmer than 16 C today with total cloud cover all day. Tights again I think.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 20:16

Pictures from The Alnwick Garden. I didn't actually go inside but there was plenty to see in Alnwick anyway.

Here is pretty much the first thing I noticed as I walked towards the entrance, everyone else just walked straight past!

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Presumably this is the maker's mark

Havesomefun2 · 56-60, M

@ninalanyon not old I think

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Havesomefun2 Probably much less than twenty years with the web address in the middle of a flower: www.anvilman.co.uk

Here's a screen shot of his website

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 21:49

Pictures from Bamburgh that have little or nothing to do with the castle

Guess which footprints are mine

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Can someone explain to me the reasoning behind this notice banning drones?

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It claims that the reason for the ban is that the site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

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What harm does a drone do to the site compared to the tens of thousands of people walking all over it do?

Or is it really that they just want a monopoly of aerial photographs of the castle?

Lindisfarne in the distance to the north

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and Farne to the south

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Walking across the dunes in shoes was fine and so was walking along the beach but getting down from the dunes to the beach filled my shoes with sand

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Three and a half hours? Where from? Is that due to distance or simply a lack of transport?

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@ArishMell It's about 80 km, at least two buses and possibly a trip on the Metro plus at least half an hour of walking unless I drive to a park and ride.. The price is actually pretty good 6.80 GBP for a day ticket covering the whole of Northumberland.

Havesomefun2 · 56-60, M

@ninalanyon many years ago there was a Disney movie filmed in the castle and my uncle was in it ( fame)

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@ninalanyon Ah, I see. Thankyou!

Havesomefun2 · 56-60, M

It’s a lovely place a great castle there

oldundieslover · 70-79, M

Nina..Good choice all round xxx

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 22:05

Today's outfit is a white blouse, blue denim miniskirt, black tights, my most sensible shoes, and my practical hat. Pictures taken in Seahouses.

the ladder in my tights is the result of taking a wrong turning on the path from the beach to the castle in Bamburgh.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 14:21

Having a German apple cake and a pot of tea in the Seahouses Café. Very enjoyable

And the café itself is a pleasant place to sit.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Tuesday 2nd July 2024, 21:10

There is more art in Alnwick Gallery and Café where i had a cup of filter coffee and a slice of carrot cake

https://thealnwickgallery.co.uk/cafe/

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