Some News + Robin Hood's Bay

Hello my lovely people! First of all, apologies for the lack of posts this week. Things have been a little crazy over at Casa Lou lately, which brings me to the main reason for this post. I have some news for you lovelies! After seven awesome months living in the North East, the Mr and I are moving again to pastures new. My very clever Mr has been offered a fancy new job in the west coast of Scotland!! So, next month we shall be packing up our ever growing collection of furniture and moving it up to Scotland for one last time. 

Let me just say that I have ADORED living in the North East. The people I have met, the friends I have made (mainly through this blog) and the scenery have made my heart sing. It is with a very heavy heart and some serious toing and froing that we pack up our things and head for the (my) homeland. We've moved around a lot over the last few years, but this move should see us settle down for a good long while and I am super exciting for some stability in our lives. This weekend we are off up to Scotland to try and find somewhere to live. We're hoping to find somewhere right on the coast, which would the icing on he cake. It has proven a little stressful finding and booking viewings, which you may have seen from my rantings on twitter! But we have a few secured, so wish us luck! I shall report back next week. 

In other news, just to make our lives a litte more crazy, the Mr decided he wanted to buy a new car. So last night, off we went and bought one...if you know Oscar, you'll understand his love for big, old man cars. Needless to say, we bought a big Volvo V50 estate (I think??), which he is very happy with and we pick it up on Saturday evening. I am mostly excited for the heated seats which we will no doubt need living on the west coast of Scotland! 

OK, enough about me for today. Let me tell you about the other reason for this post today. On Sunday the Mr and I went on an adventure. We used to do this all the time, but lately things like work etc have got in the way. He wouldn't tell me where we were off to and after a drive through the gorgeously atmospheric North York Moors, we arrived at our destination...Robin Hood's Bay. Oh my goodness. There's a section of the road about 5 minutes before you get there when you come over the crest of a hill and see the bay rolling out in front of you. Most beautiful sight I've seen in a long time. For any of the outdoorsy types out there you'll probably have heard of this little gem as it's the final stop of the Coast to Coast walk where you get to dip your tired feet in the North Sea and what a way to finish it! 

We parked our car at the top of a very steep hill and then wandered down the windy, narrow streets until we reached the beach at the bottom. There are so many lovely little shops, restaurants and bars in this little fishing town that made me feel like I was on holiday. After some serious photo taking, we descended upon the Bay Hotel looking right on the beach for some well earned fish and chips and a big pint of beer! Don't worry, the walk back up the hill definitely burnt off all those calories! Now I'm going to stop rambling on and let the photos, which were mostly taken by my lovely Mr, do the talking. Just be warned though, there are lots (mainly of the super moon) and I hope this post is not too long!!