5 East Terrace
Whitby
Aug 10/10
My dearest Wife,
I will write a few lines before going out this morning so that you may hear to-morrow.
We think of taking the 10.15 train to Grosmont about 6 miles off and then walking over the moors to Goathland a very picturesque spot where we can get lunch, then a further walk over the moor to another station and then home for tea, there is a lecture by the Vicar at 6 P.M. on the Abbey ruins, on the spot, which we hope to attend.
Yesterday morning we went by sea to Scarborough, the voyage taking just over two hours, it was very pleasant and it is a fine coast we had lunch and tea at Scarboro’ and then returned by train so had time to have a fair look round the town, it is certainly a fine place and well situated we sat some time in the Holbeck gardens which are very cleverly laid out for effect and to shelter the flower beds by means of little banks and dwarf hedges, flowers would do but little good if fully exposed to the sea breeze but by this means the result was excellent.
Jack and Kathleen both seem very well they did not bathe before breakfast this morning as it was dull and a trifle rough, it takes very little here to make the water too lumpy for comfortable bathing. The air here is certainly good and the place interesting, not too crowded or fashionable and not too much of the cheap and nasty tripper type.
I think we shall go on to York on Saturday morning, you can post here up to Friday evening and you must then await a further address which we can probably let you have by Sunday morning.
Jack will be able to get a good train back from York on Sunday, Kathleen wants me to stay there till Wednesday, however I must “wait and see”, we shall not stop beyond that.
I hope you are getting along comfortably with only one servant, I suppose May is keeping an eye on the fruit.
It is somewhat dull here this morning but will be cooler for walking and we must not complain of our weather.
Much love, dear, to you and May
Your affectionate Husband
Julius Sladden
