Saturday 4th October 08

Very busy day, up early and made tracks for Bempton station where the 9am train was on time, changed at Seamer and got back to York in time for a bus which got me into the house for just after 11am. At 11.40, Mike the photographer came, as agreed, and took a load of pics to send to the Ecologist, to go with a profile that Sam the journalist has prepared.

Then a quick lunch and soon after 1pm, set out in Fiddlesticks costume on the bike (good to be back!) and arrived at St John's where Sibs was having a meeting and I was due to entertain the children. They are a great organisation, providing services for the siblings (brothers and sisters) of disabled children. I did a shortened show followed by a workshop which seemed to go well.

Back home for a brief tea and then caught the bus to Beverley so I could attend the Beverley Food Festival as Prof Fiddlesticks AND John the Rotter tomorrow. As there's no public transport on a Sunday morning, I have to go and spend the night in a pub, the Cross Keys,... not drinking the night away but in a room for £25 B+B. Did have a pint though, and read nearly a whole NewScientist!

Friday 3rd October 08

Such a windy day today that couldn't help but revisit the beach below the lighthouse at Flamborough Head, HUGE waves, absolutely hypnotic and transfixing. Managed to delete a load of emails, making about 1000 out of my inbox, down to just over 2000 in there now! Also did some more writing...

Thursday 2nd October 08

Lots of writing today, but did have a walk in the late afternoon when the weather allowed to the lighthouse, discovered the beach below with waves crashing up into the surrounding cliffs, so very impressive!

Wednesday 1st October 08

Today a walk from Flamborough to the south end of Bempton Cliffs, and then North to the best bits of the cliffs with Gannet colonies. Impressive and beautiful. Then walked into Bempton and along the road back to Flamborough, about 8 miles walk.

Tuesday 30th September 08

As well as some writing, walked to Thornwick Camp and went on their computer to download 'tiscali webmail' to deal with any urgent emails... there were a couple I needed to reply to. Then walked on to the coastal path and round to the lighthouse. More writing, and deleting some of the several thousand emails in my inbox, and putting a few in folders for future reference...

Monday 29th September 08

Today walked to Bridlington... started at Flamborough Church where I saw a couple of very impressive plants in someone's front garden, and whilst admiring them, the owner popped up and told me what they were Echium pininana and gave me a couple of seedlings and told me to pick some seed... Excellent!
Walked along the cliff top until Dane's Dyke and then dropped down to the beach and walked along to Brid, where visited a lovely Vegetarian restaurant called Bean There which is under new ownership, good food and friendly people. Caught a bus back.

Sunday 28th September 08

Walked to South Landing and along the cliff tops to nearly as far as the lighthouse. Found a skip which had a load of vegetation in it, including a couple of tomato plants absolutely laden with tiny cherry tomatoes. Couldn't help myself, picked the lot, probably 100 of them, at least a kilo, and bagged them up for use during the week. Why would someone throw these away? Madness prevails, even in deepest East Yorkshire.