England is a relatively small country.
You read these epic driving blogs, taking days, weeks to travel across a land. Less so epic here. On a good afternoon you can get from North East to North West coasts, the biggest challenge being the never ending motorway roadworks.
This week we kinda did that mini adventure. A trip from our Yorkshire home to the North West edge, Liverpool….. Took just over two hours.
Then 2 days later we stood on the North East edge of England. From our home, just over 40 minutes….
122 miles apart. A famous old city port versus a small old fishing village. Vastly different accents, same WIND….
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Wow such lovely shots Gary.😍
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thank you ❤️
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Hahah yes! I had to smile. It takes six hours (car travel) to visit Keith’s mum who resides north of us but still on the east coast of Australia. Even then we don’t leave our home state! We are a huge country with many attractions. That said, I love the UK, as you know. So much more for us to see… it’s just that darn plane trip… so far ✈️
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it looks such a huge landscape, looks epic. I would love to see it one day.
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So lovely to see the Liver Building in bright sunshine! In my eight years on Merseyside, there were very few gorgeous days like that. What beach is that?
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just north of Whitby
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Thank you for the photos. Such beautiful places.
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we are so lucky to have places like these
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Hope your adventure was a lot of fun Garry! 😀
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it certainly was fun ❤️
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I want to touch the fluffy clouds and love the water. Wherever there is beach and water I want to be. 🙂
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prepare for the shock, the water is still so cold ❤️
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Lovely trip… and photos! Ireland is something similar when driving from East to west coasts… depending on which points. My husband and I (when we were much younger) cycled from our (then) small town on the East coast to Galway in the West across the Midlands once. We stopped to camp overnight in a field and the farmer’s wife kindly made us a meal. As you say… same wind but what different regional accents!
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I love finding places like that field, with the unexpected gifts,
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The accents point is so telling
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Definitely so, I was getting some odd looks in Liverpool with my accent.
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Wonderful adventure! Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures
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definitely was Sadje ❤️
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What a nice little trip.
Thank you for taking us on this trip
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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the music keeps on getting better with time.
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I’ll always go for rural. The beach photo is wonderful. It is nice to have such great contrasts within easy reach.
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love the quiet and peace
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I love that you went on a roadtrip, Gary. It is indeed amazing how many iconic cities there are and in such close vicinity to each other.
Did you and Hawklad do any Beatles activities while you were in Liverpool?
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yes, definitely did a bit of Beatles sightseeing.
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Lovely share Gary.
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thanks Di
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Lovely places to visit. 🙂
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they definitely are.
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Thank you for sharing a few highlights. Your photos are always beautiful.
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that’s so very kind of you to say that ❤️
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