August 2011
Location: Kettlewell, North Yorkshire
Friday 12th:
Off we headed to our campsite in Grassington, a couple of miles away from Kettlewell. In hindsight, we should have checked the route a little better beforehand rather than throwing ourselves to the mercy of sat nav, because towing a caravan on some of the roads it suggested was hair-raising to say the least. By the time we arrived at our intended destination, I think a combined 5 years had been shaved off our life expectancies. It was down to pure good luck that the traffic coming in the other direction had been few and far between – else that 5 year figure may have risen significantly. Needless to say, the first thing that we unpacked was the box of wine!
We relaxed for the rest of the night, listening to our neighbours playing a ukulele, and laughing as Marvin got all worked up about the bunny rabbits all around us. He was a hyper puppy for the duration of our stay, and had he been able to speak (in the words of Scrappy Doo), he’d have probably said, “Lemme at ‘em, lemme at ‘em!”
Saturday 13th:
Went into Kettlewell to see the annual scarecrow festival. Discovered that Marvin doesn’t particularly like scarecrows – and he spent most of the time barking at them (especially one that was made up to look like Woody from Toy Story). I think it was something to do with the hat.
Had a good mosey about the village, and took plenty of photos:
Went back to Grassington and had a wander along to the nearest pub, The Gamekeeper’s Inn, and enjoyed a few well deserved pints out in the beer garden.
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