nanila | Whitby Abbey, 2021-12-30

On the first full day of our trip to Whitby, we made our first pilgrimage to the ruins of the Abbey. Because ELDERGOTHS. (Well, me and sister-out-law, anyway.)

The approach: 199 steps to Whitby Abbey. Every 10 steps is marked with a roman numeral.

Striking views of Whitby Pier are available from the steps.

Photography in the adjacent church graveyard is forbidden. Oops. [I failed to read the sign on entry!]

Blissfully ignorant verboten photo.

Last forbidden photo of Keiki running up the path, with our destination towering over us. Even after the 199 steps!

Swapped to the telephoto, because you don’t need much imagination to picture a vampire in the throes of pure bloodlust smashing through that window.

Most of the next dozen or so photos are just me being enraptured by these stunning ruins.

(Fell over. Needed cuddle.)

We needed to investigate ponds and things as well.

There was a large stone thingum to be sat upon, for instance.

View of the Abbey from atop the thingum.

Thingum-sitting failed to get old for quite some time.

Thingum-standing was also quite popular, due to the fight with the wind you had to have to stay upright. Keiki is of the philosophy that if you scream determinedly enough at something, it cannot hurt you.