For us, it was a really nice morning. Dry and reasonably warm, we made our way east/south, passing golden beaches and ruined castles galore. Our first stop was at the border, as we entered England.
A few miles on and we entered Berwick-upon-Tweed, then over the old bridge, reached by a steepish cobbled street. Grizzly was probably having kittens at that point. Lucky they were dry.
Just over the bridge, we stopped at the Bridge Cafe for a coffee and some photos.
Next stop Alnwick for some lunch. The place was heaving, like so many places we have passed through. That's staycations for you. After a circuit of the town, we nabbed a couple of parking spaces. I think they are supposed to be for locals but there wasn't any wardens. Toilet, coffee, and for Grizzly a subway wrap. Whilst he was at Subway, it started to rain, so waterproofs went on.
We stuck to the coast pretty well, which made for slow going. The rain didn't dampen the spirits of the English seaside holidaymakers, walking the prom or on the beach wearing their cagools! I had to laugh.
Ginny clocked up 19,000 miles at Tynemouth. Not long after, we went through the Tyne Tunnel.
It was still raining when we made our fuel stop but fittingly the sun came out again, as we entered Sunderland. From Sunderland we continued down the coast some more, before heading inland to our overnight stop a Stockton-on-Tees. We can just see the River Tees from our room, along with a covid testing station.
The hotel, Hampton by Hilton has a car park. When we arrived I stopped at the barrier, which was down. Seemed we needed to be let in. I pressed the button to speak to someone but no answer. I was just about to ride along the pavement to get in, when the barrier opened. I obviously wasn't close enough. Simultaneously, Grizzly had realised that there wasn't an out barrier, so he went in there. Had to laugh.
Tomorrow we are off to Grimsby.
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