We are now a few miles south of Bamburgh , the northern most
point of our travels. It is a relatively short journey from Durham which
overall we did enjoy. The friendliness of ‘the northerners’ shone through
wherever we went.
Our morning’s journey soon saw us relishing all the greens
of an English summer. Yes, it may have been a bit damp, but nothing fell from
the skies. After living in Cornwall with the past six years spent in Spain we
appreciated every tree that we went past. These English giants are a joy to
see.
Amble was the first stop with a boat trip to Cocquet Island
on the itinerary but now planned for Sunday- we hadn’t booked! Here there is
the largest colony of Roseate Terns in UK which we will see, weather
permitting.
Alnwick with its great castle was our afternoon adventure
but not really for history but for ‘The Harry Potter Tour’ of course for some
of the first two films were shot here. Fascinating, for why spoil a good story
for the sake of the truth. We eventually got round to talking about the other
‘Harry’ but who cares about an ancient member of the Percy family who thought
highly of himself but not immortal. He died at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403
trying to keep Henry IV off the throne.
Shakespeare thought it a good enough story to write about
it. He just gave another different take on history.
Tomorrow we will be visiting The Farne Islands and
everything that flies.
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