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- Sep 15, 2023, 5:15 PM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 243 ft
- England Ryedale District Castle Howard Henderskelfe Castle 54.121616, -0.9060754°7’18” N 0°54’22” W
Day 6 - Castle Howard
September 15, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We had to include one of England's palaces in our itinerary, and Castle Howard was our choice. This magnificent palace has been in the Howard family for 300 years. When we arrived, a thick fog blanketed the area, but that didn't deter us from exploring its elegant interior in the morning.

The estate's grounds were equally enchanting, offering us the opportunity to hike through fields, woods, and around several lakes. Our journey eventually led us to a meticulously maintained garden, adding to the tranquility of the day. Of course, we couldn't resist our customary morning tea and snack, often indulging in scones with clotted cream or marmalade. It was a truly relaxing day.

Note: Our photos are coming from a variety if sources. At the end of each day, everyone goes through their photos and nominate ones for the blog.Read more
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- Sep 14, 2023
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 138 ft
- England Scarborough District Filey 54.209495, -0.28719554°12’34” N 0°17’14” W
Day 5 - Cayton Bay and Filey
September 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We continue to embark on day trips from our base in Pickering. Exploring Jim's ancestral roots, we decided to visit Eastfield, his ancestors' hometown, and a nearby cemetery in Cayton. Although both locations didn't meet our expectations entirely, they were still worth the visit.

Our next destination was Cayton Bay beach, a stunning and secluded spot surrounded by cliffs. Interestingly, we encountered just as many joyful dogs frolicking as there were people enjoying the beach. It's clear that the English adore their dogs. To reach the beach, we navigated our first English footpath and practiced crossing fences using stiles.

Afterward, we ventured to the charming town of Filey, another picturesque beachside community with beautiful gardens, an English-style boardwalk, and wonderful views from the cliffs overlooking the beach. We continue to have delightful conversations with retired English couples, which adds to our experience.

Lastly, we explored a small nature preserve boasting lush woods and exceptional birdwatching opportunities from well-placed bird blinds.Read more
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- Sep 13, 2023
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- England Scarborough District Whitby River Esk 54.490575, -0.61405454°29’26” N 0°36’51” W
Day 4 - North York Moors NP & Whitby
September 13, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Today, the weather was great, so we decided to visit the North York Moors National Park and the coastal town of Whitby. The moors were hilly and covered in heather, with sheep roaming around freely. Unfortunately, we missed the full bloom of the heather by about two weeks. We stopped by a few towns within the national park and took a walk on the English footpaths.

In the afternoon, we went to Whitby, a coastal town known for its beaches, cliffs, old abbey, and lively boardwalk by the ocean.Read more
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- Sep 12, 2023
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 95 ft
- England Ryedale District Pickering 54.245435, -0.78163554°14’44” N 0°46’54” W
Day 3 - Pickering
September 12, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Rain was forecast for today, so we decided to tour our local town of Pickering. What a picturesque English town with all the stone buildings. After a 15 minute walk to the High Street and the center of town, we visited their marvelous local museum, which had a great glimpse into the history and everyday life in the town many years ago.

Afterwards, we toured the Pickering Castle that was started in 1070, by Norman the Conquerer. Much of the castle was in a semi-ruin state, but it was fascinating. There, we ran into two British couples and probably spent 20 minutes talking to each about the U.S. and England……fascinating.Read more
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- Sep 11, 2023
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 95 ft
- England Ryedale District Pickering 54.245358, -0.78148554°14’43” N 0°46’53” W
Day 2 - Drive to Pickering
September 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
I got up early and walked down to the River Thames to catch a view of some of the boats.

We picked up our rental car in anticipation of our longest driving day of 200 miles. Of course, driving is on the opposite side of the road than the US, so Dale has become our sole driver and Jim our navigator. Dale has driven over in the UK on several occasions, so the transition was not too bad.

Our stay in Pickering is in the northeast of England, in a lovely town, and our apartment is in a nice group of classic English cottages. We will be here for 7 days and take day trips from Pickering.Read more
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- Sep 10, 2023
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 259 ft
- England Oxford University of Oxford 51.752777, -1.25819951°45’10” N 1°15’30” W
Day 1 - Oxford
September 10, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Yesterday was our travel day. Dale, Christine, Suzanne and Jim met up at Heathrow airport just as planned. After no waiting at all we were on a bus to Oxford and our stay at a guesthouse for 2 nights.

Today, we toured Oxford and caught another of the “Pay As You Will” walking tours of the Oxford University campus and the center city of Oxford. We have discovered these “free” tours in various cities and they are wonderful. We then visited the Ashmolean museum, which is a world class museum concentrating on artifacts from ancient civilizations such as the Romans and Egyptians.

We wrapped up the day by visiting the Christ’s Church meadows, an area of beautiful open space that has been open for centuries. Tomorrow we rent our car and head north. Dale will be the driver and Jim the navigator.Read more
Have a great time together. [Ann]
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- Sep 8, 2023, 6:07 AM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro Chiado Arco da Rua Augusta 38.708515, -9.13619938°42’31” N 9°8’10” W
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Day 16 - Lisbon, Portugal
September 8, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Today was the last day of out Portugal and Spain trip. Our friend Georgie will be heading back home to her farm in Western PA. Dale and Christine will be heading to England to meet up with their friends Jim and Suzanne.

Dale and Christine have been to Lisbon before, but not Georgie. Since we only had a few hours to visit Lisbon, we took one of the “pay as you will” walking tours we have done in other cities. As usual, it was several hours, had a great guide and covered lots of spots you would not discover on your own. On the tour we spoke to a woman from Ukraine. She provided a humane perspective on the war and thanked us personally for the support the US has provided to Ukraine.

We will start a new blog for our trip to England. Here is the link:

https://findpenguins.com/3l4eeyyribimm/trip/64f…Read more
I look forward to following your trip. Thanks for taking the time to include us. Joan [Joan]
9/9/23Reply
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- Sep 7, 2023
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 669 ft
- Portugal Lisbon District São Martinho Museu Ferreira De Castro 38.796352, -9.39236138°47’47” N 9°23’32” W
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Day 15-Sintra Day 2
September 7, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Today was a fairly leisurely day in the historic Portugal town of Sintra. We explored a little more on our own in the morning and then visited a former palace on another mountaintop nearby. It was quite impressive, but the only site I have ever seen so overrun with tourists is the Sistine Chapel. Many cities are experiencing tourism overload because of general tourism and cruise shop visitors. Sintra has to be in that group. We are heading into Lisbon tomorrow, doing a little touring, and getting ready for our Saturday flight. Georgie will be heading back to Pittsburgh and we will be heading to England.Read more
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- Sep 6, 2023
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 669 ft
- Portugal Lisbon District São Martinho Museu Ferreira De Castro 38.796326, -9.39233538°47’47” N 9°23’32” W
Day 8
Day 14-Sintra - First Day
September 6, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The three of us spent the day exploring the ancient and lovely town of Sintra….beautiful architecture and wonderful history. In the afternoon we explored a Moorish Castle sitting on a hilltop that was designed to protect Lisbon. Georgie and I decided to walk down to town from the castle. Very nice hike.Read more
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- Sep 5, 2023
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 755 ft
- Portugal Lisbon District Sintra 38.798019, -9.38174538°47’53” N 9°22’54” W
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Day 13-Bus to Lisbon
September 5, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Today we made our way to Santiago de Compostela and took an all day bus ride to meet up with my wife Christine. My seat number on the bus was 49. Well….the bus only had 48 seats. That caused a lot of laughter in the back of the bus. Fortunately, the bus was not full. What amazed us most was we rode the bus for the first 2 and 1/2 hours and realized we had walked all that way through the various towns we passed through on the bus. After arriving in Lisbon, we caught a train out to a busy and lovely town of Sintra. It is a very busy tourist town so it was quite a shock for Georgie and I after the tranquility of walking the Camino for the last couple of weeks. We met up with Christine who found a lovely Air B&B that had a lovely garden patio, a couple of young cats, and a great view. Afterwards we went out to a lovely restaurant near our place.Read more
Looks like a lovely setting to relax. [Debbie Mink]
9/6/23Reply
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