5 Days in Harrogate - Day Four

 Another day and more walking. We just had to go back to the Valley Gardens which was only 10 minutes walk from the B and B and is a beautiful large municipal garden, tended to perfection and a haven for dogs and their handlers. It was a ‘must do’ so we did it and spent most of the visit fussing dog after dog and chatting to their handlers, young and old. It is a long walk but we took it steady and rested at the cafe in the park while having a coffee. The weather was fine, perfect for a long walk, but all good things have to come to an end and Pat had her hair appointment to keep. We did have time for lunch which consisted of hot sausage rolls while sitting on a bench (almost debauchery) and then into T.K.Maxx to buy some tumblers to replace the ones I keep breaking. On all our walks, both in Harrogate and Ripon, we did not see one China and Glass shop.  Oh how fashions have changed.

While Pat was having her hair done I went back to the B and B to catch up on some paperwork.

The ‘Greek Taverna’ was the venue for our last holiday evening meal and the one that Pat was most looking forward to and she was not disappointed as the meal was delicious. Although it didn’t have a detrimental effect on our evening it was unfortunate that having taken our order it somehow got lost in the system so we had quite a wait which was okay. It was the manager who noted that we had waited some time for our meal and he came over and apologised, gave us a drink on the house and apologised again although we told him it was not a problem. The meal was definitely worth waiting for.

It was still reasonably early which was a good excuse to go into the pub across the road for a drink and to watch what was left of the England Ladies football match. Sweden were winning 2 - 0 when we entered but because of the drama that unfolded we stayed right to the end. We were in there too long to have just the one drink, that wouldn’t have been right, so we had another one just to be polite.

Another eventful and very enjoyable day, our last, had  come to an end.

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