The rain was trapped in Wharfedale and our plans to enjoy some photography were thwarted until we drove over the hill into Bishopdale and Wensleydale where it was dry and relatively sunny.
Sara and I have communicated quite a few times on Twitter so it was lovely to actually meet up and go out in her territory together.
Last night I went as a representative of York Photographic Society to Kirbymoorside CC to give a presentation as half of an exchange visit. My theme was "Yorkshire Land and Sea" and featured my favourite photographs taken in North Yorkshire in the past 3 years.
With a sunny springlike day forecast after the stresses of Storm Doris I ventured forth to Scarborough. My plan was to walk along the seafront to enjoy the sunshine and after a bite of lunch I wanted to head to the old lido beyond Scarborough Spa for some long exposure photography.
Usually my week in Whitby brings reasonably dry, if cold weather. However, this year there was almost wall to wall rain and wind.
Once the storm had subsided the cold and rain swept in from the North Sea which meant that sunrise and sunset photography was out and there was a danger of being trapped indoors.
I set off for a week's holiday in Whitby knowing that most of the east coast of England was under threat from a storm surge caused by high tides and very high winds.
Having enjoyed my walk along the North York Moors Edge at Osmotherley my next visit was to Kepwick which is a small village to the south.
Most of the time I tend to wander to the east of York, towards the Wolds or the coast but in the past few weeks I have headed up the A19 in order to explore the western side of the North York Moors.
The last time I visited Brimham Rocks was January and I was suffering with a very sore back. Consequently I didn't really enjoy the experience but I wasn't going to be put off.
A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to Spurn Head but at the last minute I changed my mind so I diverted the car to spend the morning around the Minster Quarter in York.
Sunset in Australia was a lot earlier than in the UK so it wasn't difficult to find photographic opportunities at the end of the day although it often clashed with meal time!
The coastline of Australia is amazingly diverse and we were able to explore stretches of it along the Great Ocean Road, Kangaroo Island and on mostly the Island of Tasmania.
Whilst our journey didn't include the Northern Territories and the iconic Ayers Rock we were fortunate enough to visit many other well known and amazing rock features.
Thursday promised to be a splendid day and so I headed off the Wensleydale to wander around the waterfalls of Aysgarth and West Burton.
It is a real shame that I only got to visit the Lake District once in 2016 but fitting everything into my new retirement regime has been trickier that I anticipated.
The day after Grasmere Sports I woke up and staggered to the window for weather investigation purposes. It was foggy but through my yawns I realised that this would burn off and hopefully produce some amazing effects. Quick. Quick. Where should I go?
Having experienced a wonderful walk around North Newbold in the eastern Yorkshire Wolds I decided to explore the nearby village of Londesborough. It is a tiny village with no pub, no shops and a ruined manor house.
There are so many places in Yorkshire that are hidden and lie undiscovered to both locals and visitors and Hayburn Wyke is one of these.
In addition to photographing many of the waterfalls on the western side of the Dales I did a lot of walking as the Settle area is an area I don't know especially well.
I recently went to Settle for a week's holiday with the intention of exploring the limestone features and waterfalls of the western Yorkshire Dales. There is so much to explore on that side of the national park and the scenery is spectacular.
