A bit of sunshine around this morning but it didn’t last long and greyness was the order of the rest of the day.  Today we are off to explore the coastline between Scarborough and Whitby, parking up at Whitby Abbey, we start our walk southwards along the lane.  After about a mile we follow a footpath to the cliffs and get our first look down on Saltwick Bay.We didn’t go down onto this beach as we have a fair bit of ground to cover today and instead we walk along the coastal path back to the car.  From here we travel a couple of miles south to Robin Hood’s Bay.An attractive cliff side village, with narrow windy cobbled streets leading down to the sea.  It was busy with holiday makers (half term) enjoying the gift shops and cafes and making the most of the free parking.  Parking at the top of the village we made our way down to the sea.The tide though on it’s way out is still quite high and the little bit of exposed sand was pretty busy.We clambered up a lot of steps to follow the coastal path along the cliff top (erosion is very evident) leaving the crowds behind and after lots more steps both up and down we arrived at Boggle Hole.Not much beach to be seen but at low tide you san walk all the way along from Robin Hood’s Bay to Ravenscar some 3 miles further down the coast.  Up yet more steps we were rewarded with our first sight of daffodils in bloom this year.Still more steps (I have a feeling I shall be feeling rather stiff later!) lead us back down to Stoupe Beck Sands, a lovely quiet sandy beach.After a quick play on the beach we started to make our return following a series of footpaths (no steps!) across country to Robin Hood’s Bay in rather unwelcome and chilly light rain. 
We are fast losing the light but have just one final visit to make, Ravenscar.We couldn’t really see the beach as it was a fair walk down from the road and is only accessible at low tide but this was our view with Robin Hood’s Bay in the distance – it is getting dark – we shall have to come back another day!
Just over 9 miles walked today and it feels like it!