York

I woke up early, but I was able to get back to sleep until 7:45. I got up and took my first good shower in a few days. (I’d been rushed in Combe Martin because I overslept. And, of course, the Taunton shower won no awards.) We went down for breakfast at 8:30, Jerynn and I running slightly behind the other.

After breakfast in the basement, we took our bags down to the parlor and left for the city-sightseeing bus. We rode around the entire city - one hour. I was a little cranky because I agreed to the bus tour thinking that we would get off every couple stops, walk around, and hop on another bus. Dani and mom road the circle again to the Shambles. Ann, Jerynn and I hopped off after completing the tour and walked to the Shambles. York is a geographically small town, so we were able to reach the Shambles at nearly the same time.

Dani demonstrates the importance of such warnings

After walking about a bit, we found a pub for lunch. Mom bought a new purse to replace her broken one and we walked to the York Castle Museum. This was a lengthy tour, but there was a wide variety of displays to interest all of us.

Clifford's Tower
From the left (back): Dani, Ann, Mom
Front: Jerynn

As we were walking back, Craig woke up and had questions about a shop we’d seen in the Shambles. Dani and I walked back while the others looked for a pastry shop - we wanted to have snacks for our next train ride. Dani and I sneakily took tons of pictures inside the shop to send to him for his research.

Dani and Jerynn outside the shop

We hung out in the parlor at our hotel with our bags for about half an hour. We took the time to repack a few things and cycle through the toilet before starting our next adventure.