Northumberlandia

Thursday 6th October 2022

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Well, it wasn't raining but it was rather windy! We went through the Tyne Tunnel and up the coast to St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay. We had a lovely walk across the causeway and up to the lighthouse and managed to see some seals swimming. We then drove back down through Whitley bay and found a nice cafe for a hot chocolate. 

There was a "self-service" dog bath, so Jake got a bath but I was disappointed that he didn't operate it himself! 

We continued up the coast to Blythe but when we got out for a walk the wind was very strong. Having looked at the map we decided to visit Northumberlandia, the lady of the North.  It is a human landform sculpture of a reclining lady. You really need a drone to be able to photograph it properly but you can see her profile from this angle. Mum walked a short way to see it and then returned to the car. My sister and I walked up to the top of her forehead and the I climbed the hill of her right breast, the wind almost nocked me off! 

We returned via a coastal drive of Whitley Bay to Tynemouth and then back to our house for a meal and another couple of games of chess and cards.