On Tuesday 26 August I bid farewell to the the Inces and braved the big holdups on the A1M to arrive at the Timlins in Harrogate. After lunch we walked through the Pinewoods to RHS Garden Harlow Carr.

With the forecast doubtful we drove to York and took the park and ride. Morning sun allowed us to walk the walls.

Meadow for Mayumi

Tim

York walls

Mayumi and Tim less people

Mayumi and me

Crossing the Ouse

The Shambles

Many tourists from overseas braving the rain

The part of the Minster not under repair

Emperor Constantine

We then walked to the National Railway Museum with its many exhibits too numerous to record. Here are some of them.

The legendary Series 0 Shinkansen, also known as the 0系 (Zero-kei)—Japan’s original bullet train and a global icon of high-speed rail from Mayumi’s homeland

Great Western Railway 4-6-0 “King” Class in a superb cutaway

A working replica of George Stephenson’s “Rocket”, the legendary steam locomotive that revolutionised rail transport in the 19th century

That evening we had an excellent dinner at The Nelson Inn gastropub near Harrogate. The next day I bid the Timlins farewell and headed north to Newcastle.

Timlin residence, Harrogate