After lunch, we crossed town and climbed up to St. Mary's Church to continue the walk.
According to Sacred Destinations,From 1890 to 1896, Whitby was the home of Bram Stoker, who set an important scene in Dracula (1897) at the church:
For a moment or two I could see nothing, as the shadow of a cloud obscured St. Mary's Church. Then as the cloud passed I could see the ruins of the Abbey coming into view; and as the edge of a narrow band of light as sharp as a sword-cut moved along, the church and churchyard became gradually visible... It seemed to me as though something dark stood behind the seat where the white figure shone, and bent over it. What it was, whether man or beast, I could not tell.
Although we didn't see any vampires, I noticed that the graves have a good sea view:
I liked the see-through ruins of Whitby Abbey:
Coastline and clouds:
Coastline in bright sunshine:
Sarah and Bill forge ahead, eyes on the prize:
We hit the jackpot in Robins Hood Bay: a store window replete with Crabbie's Ginger Beer!
View down a narrow street:
I got a "single en suite room" at Raven House, which basically consisted of a toilet and shower next to the bed, with a partition to block the toilet from the view of persons who might happen to look in the window as they walked by. But it had a nice view of the bay.
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