Day 15 - Redcar

The council is unsure if you know where you are!

 Saturday 7th August 2010

Ok, ok confession time for all those that want to know about the geocaches in the area. It was the final full day of our holiday and while pretty much everything else has been planned to the letter this particular day was left to chance. We had finished a little quest cache in the morning, and decided that as the sun was shining we would need to see the sea one last time. This was one of those ideas that came to us at the last minute and because Mr Shiltonpig doesn't have a fancy gps...(though if anyone reading this would like to donate theirs to us, we would be

£2.50 for a 50 metre donkey ride?

humble and gratefully accept) it meant that we didn't have any caches to do in this area. We had never been to Cleveland before, particularly as it sounds better suited to being in America. Redcar can only be described as a typical english seaside resort. Donkeys...tick...512 fish and chip shops...tick...council desparately trying to big up the town...tick...amusement arcades lining the promenade..tick. I suppose what makes Redcar different is that its doesn't have a pier....it did have one though and this is its story. Basically in the later half of the 19th century Redcar had 2 piers. For

Confused? so are we..

some reason every time they built a pier, a large ship came crashing through it. They would rebuild the pier only for another ship to come crashing through it. Finally they learned their lesson and didn't rebuild either of them again. It should be of note however that in 2010, the local council have decided to build a pier. Team Shiltonpig predict that in the next few years a ship will crash into....when will some people ever learn. Team Shiltonpig without any caches to hunt for, were forced to go looking for other things to do. This meant they found a couple of chairs, gave Josh a bucket and spade and enjoyed a last

Bad hair day...

few moments by the coast. I am sure I have said this before but the taste of ish and chips by the coast is one of the greatest culinary delights these great British Isles can offer...and while it may be poo pooed by other nations, we all know the secret. Anyway here is something for you to discuss with your family? Is £2.50 for a 50 metre donkey ride worth it? This was the subject of a conversation with another family we had. The family ironically were from Derbyshire. (Had the entire county vacated for the day perhaps lol?). Josh loved it here, and while he will never remember this

Not a care in the world..

particular day, his father will. Mr and Mrs Shiltonpig have never seen him happier than today...just playing and enjoying what nature has left for us. Oh if only he could stay this age forever...happy family memories indeed. So we hope that you have enjoyed reading about our family holidays and perhaps just perhaps given you inspiration for places to visit yourself on your trips....in the meantime with a heavy heart and a full belly we start to make the long trip home!

Batman will be along soon..