First the bus cat, now the train cat!

A few months ago, Casper the bus cat made the papers. Casper would regularly board a local bus in Plymouth and travel round until reaching a certain stop, where he would get off.

Now, here in Scarborough, we have Percy the Train Cat! Percy loves to ride on the North Bay Railway towards the Sea Life Centre, where he gets off and goes inside to look at the penguins, which, apparently, are his favourite exhibit there.

Read about Percy here and here.

Middlesbrough

Yesterday, 14th October, we had probably our last day trip of the year (with the days shortening rapidly, it is not as much fun going off for the day). After the hassle with the missing bus on our Guisborough/Redcar/Saltburn outing, we complained to Arriva and received two vouchers for a free journey. The furthest we could travel in one bus ride from Scarborough was Middlesbrough, so this is why we chose to go.

Middlesbrough and the River Tees are the boundary of Yorkshire - any further north and you are in County Durham. It was my first proper visit to the town.


Middlesbrough's iconic Transporter Bridge

The main landmark of Middlesbrough is the Transporter Bridge. We made our way to have a look at it, but we did not see it actually in operation, which was a shame, as I could have made a video of it, but I did manage to get some photos.

We thought Middlesbrough was a good shopping place - there were some indoor shopping centres with a good range of shops, which was much better than what we are used to in Scarborough. We would definitely go again some time.

Goole

Goole dockside - cranes, two water towers and no boats!

A couple of days ago (1st October) we had a trip to Goole.

We caught the train from Scarborough and changed in Hull and were in Goole two and a half hours after leaving Scarborough.

Goole is an inland port on the River Ouse in East Riding of Yorkshire. It was my first visit, and I had taken my camera along in the hope of getting some good shots of boats. However, the tide was not in my favour, and we saw no boats, but a few cranes and two water towers loomed over the docks!

The weather was good, and this helped. We had a walk along the river, saw the mudflats and a few resting herons. But no boats!

We had dinner in the cafe in the market. The market cafe served good, down to earth, honest food at good prices. I had a big cup of superb tea, and bacon, two fried eggs, and chips for my dinner. It was very good food, and not surprising that market cafes have a devoted, loyal customer base. We will eat there next time we go to Goole.

Next time we go, I hope the tide will be in our favour and that I get chance to photograph some boats!