#CountryKids On the Beach at Robin Hood's Bay

Sunday was a good weather day and we spent a lot of it on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay:

The tide times didn't make for a long time on the sand but there was a chance to try to build tide defences:

and to have an ice cream from the van:

#CountryKids in Whitby with Dracula

Saturday's excursion with Single with Kids was to Whitby with its evocative Abbey ruins: 

The Abbey dates back to AD 657 and the ruins are from the 13th Century. Yet another victim of Henry VIIIs Dissolution:

The children and I enjoyed exploring the ruins which my daughter and I both loved photographing:

#CountryKids at Boggle Hole

Our first day at Robin Hood's Bay wasn't the sunniest but it didn't stop us from having outdoor fun! First of all though my excited daughter discovered that Ben Miller was also staying in the village and he kindly posed for a photo:

The official plan for the day was a walk to Boggle Hole. Due to the way the tides go we weren't going to be able to get there along the beach:

So we set off along the Cleveland Way which turned out to have an awful lot of steps:

Reasons to be cheerful: Enjoying the holidays #R2BC

Thank you everyone who joined in last week despite it being the school holidays! Here are my reasons to be cheerful this week:
1) Rose
My roses are still going strong and they are looking stunning at the moment:

2) Car trouble

A reason not to be cheerful was my car failing its MOT this weekend... However the garage managed to make me legal again in time for a drive down south!

3) Fun with friends

We spent the weekend with my school friends back in Buckinghamshire. A super sunny day in their garden and my son loved their table tennis table:

4) Shiny fridge

Having a low stock of food in meant that I got a chance to give my fridge a thoroughly deep clean. A good chance to chuck out things that have expired and get everything better organised.

5) Maize Maze

A fun day to make up for a housework day! We got thoroughly lost in the maize maze:

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Reasons to be Cheerful: A week at Robin Hood's Bay with Single with Kids #R2BC

I am a day late taking over from the lovely Michelle as I've just got back from a week at Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire! So apologies but I am here now and my reasons are all about our break and I will let the photos do the talking:
1) A beautiful beach:

2) Sandcastles:

3) Rainbow at sea: