Post 215: 14 November 2017, The COT COMBO WALK, Scalby to Scarborough
As we only had 5 miles to walk today we decided to leave home late at 9.30am with the aim of finishing my 53rd long-distance walk at around lunch time for celebratory fish and chips at the Plough in Scalby. It had excellent reports on trip advisor.
I looked out of the window at about 7.30am to see that the tyre on my car, which had hit a pot-hole on Sunday, had gone down again despite the garage checking it the day before and unable to find any fault. I suspect it could be wheel damage that is causing a slow leak. Expensive if it is! A quick phone call to the garage and it is booked in for tomorrow again and Volvo Assistance will pick it up. It was much easier when car manufacturers provided a spare wheel with the car! Whoever thought up it was alright to not have a spare wheel needs their head examining. It is not uncommon for us to be parked on the Moors with no telephone reception. What happens in the middle of winter if we have a flat then?
When Sid the Yorkshireman picked me up he was non too happy to have picked up a speeding fine for doing 35 in a 30mph area a few days earlier, which was not in a built up or particularly residential area. The little white police vans pop up all over the place around York in the most unexpected and quiet places imaginable. The locations seem to be identified more as likely places where drivers will err over the speed limit, rather than based on safety considerations. Certainly major cash injection for the Police.
We parked outside the Plough in Scalby and walked the couple or so miles to the coast and Scarborough Castle soon came into view near Scalby Beck.
A rainbow appeared over the sea as though welcoming us to the end of the walk.
There was a final descent to the promenade past the Sea Life Centre.
At the end of the promenade we had a coffee and banana break and recalled completion of another long-distance walk from Helmsley in 10 circular walks, combining The North of England Walk, The Tabular Hills Walk and the Missing Link.
It had been a fine walk with lots of interest and some new discoveries. Mostly the weather had been kind.
All that remained was to walk back to the Plough, eat our fish and chips and be surprised to see Kate Humble there! She was filming lobsters in the area for Springwatch.
You never know who or what you might come across on a long-distance walk……
Now where will be my 54th long-distance walk?
Miles Walked 5.5.
Calories Burnt 620
Steps Taken 10,900
Average Pace 17.58 Minutes per Mile
Maximum Pace 13.52 Minutes per Mile
Elevation Gain 257 Feet
Minimum Elevation 9.7 Feet
Maximum Elevation 167 Feet
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