Kilometres walked : Tuesday – 8.2, Wednesday – 10.6, Thursday – 9.9, Friday – 20km

Good Friday

7th April, 2023.

We thought we would get in early to walk off the Easter eggs😆 A little jaunt to the seaside. Just a short metro ride from Jesmond we started our adventure at Whitley Bay on the east coast of England. Setting off early with a big blue sky, by the time we arrived at the seaside the sun had disappeared🌥️ Donning our coats, gloves and beanies, we set off in search for a coffee. Valerie’s Tea House not only provided the coffee but also managed to feed our new scone addiction 👍

With warm bodies and full bellies we headed north for St Mary’s Lighthouse. Our timing was perfect with the low tide allowing us access to the little island that the light house is perched upon. Fat baby seals lolled about on the rocks and little children collected sea creatures from the rock pools. 🦭🦀🦑

Heading back south along the beach and the coastal track we walked back through Whitley Bay and on to Tynemouth. People and their dogs were out in droves enjoying the beach and the public holiday 🦮🐕‍🦺 And a few very brave people were even having a dip in the North Sea👙🩱(maybe I’ll jump in later in the year😳)

Arriving at Tynemouth, we hotfooted it straight to the pub for good old F&C. With the best seat in the house we watched more crazy people swim in the sea and scoffed down a huge plate of beer battered cod and thick chips and mushy peas 😋

Feeling extremely full but satisfied we waddled out of the pub in need of some more fresh air to help digest our lunch. We continued on past the ruined castle and priory to the 900 metre pier out to another small lighthouse.

Feeling a bit shattered after 20 kms and all that sea air (and probably the F&C) we mosied on back to Jesmond to put our feet up and have a sneaky🍷 ( oh, and a hot cross bun😊)