Whitley Bay

Although I sustained an injury from training I thought a trip to the beach was in order.

I normally use the metro system but decided on a bus from the Haymarket which was a big mistake. I thought it would be a better view and more sights for me to stare at and although that was right it was probably the most sickening journey I have had.

The bus takes over 1 hour to get there and goes through a full estate time after time, you start getting bored after the third estate and the continous up and down motion gets you very sick.

After we got there it was a miracle I did not vomit all over the bus stop, I had to sit down for a few minutes which is very strange for me.

The shops were packed into 1 place which is very good and the shops were also the good old shops that are cheap and cheerful, none of that posh gear the town sells with inflated prices.

After a march around I thought I would go to the beach, I have a thing about the sea that interests me and I could stare at it for hours and hours without getting bored (weird you may say!). What struck me is that the waves were massive and the sea was rough as you like but they still had the flags out for a swimming zone, I am a good swimmer but would not have been able to do it in the sea that day.

I saw a massive ferry obviously leaving from North Shields going to Amsterdam or the Nordic areas no doubt, the ship seemed so steady and very slow but the sheer size of it was overwhelming. As I looked across I saw a small trawler, it seemed like it was being thrown all over the sea and its size was so small I thought they would never make it and for a while it seemed like they had gone under, the boat was going up and down and that made me sick.

The sea air really knocks you out which is a good thing so my day out ended early as being tired and feelsick wasnt too good, I thought get a bus with a more direct journey so I did!

The bus I got on took off but it seemed like it was bobbing up and down, the bus driver then said that the hydrolics were on the blink so be careful getting off. The motion of going up and down reminded me of the boat I saw, I could feel with every downward motion a bulk in my stomach so I had to get off 5 stops early.

To sum up, Whitley Bay is beautiful and a real old fashioned place which I like and the sea view is out of this world. Definately a great place to spend the day.