On the 15th of April I headed to Skipton to meet up with my friend Nathaniel. I've known him online for years and we have met up before but not for ages, so it was beyond time to! We decided on Skipton which I like as a place to go out for the day and which Nathaniel had visited only a couple of weeks before.
I set off in good time but my satnav took me through Bradford where traffic was crawling, so it took me 90 minutes to get there. I would go to Skipton via north Leeds, so that was annoying, but anyway. I got there. Then I couldn't find a parking space, disabled or otherwise, so I ended up parking on double yellow lines which absolutely feels illegal but it is allowed. I was near someone else disabled which made me feel better about it!
Nathaniel and I went into a few shops including the crystal shop in the arcade that I've been in before and really like. I bought a few crystals but nothing outlandish. Then we had lunch in a pancake cafe! I love pancakes so it was very much my jam. I had a savoury crepe with creamy cheesy leeks, which was delicious. I think I had an iced coffee, too - I'm very into them at the moment.
After lunch we walked up to the museum to have a look around. They have a first folio of Shakespeare's so that was really cool to see. We went in a few more shops and then it was getting on towards 2pm so I needed to go as my parking was running out. We had bought scones from a stall on the market, but I went into a bakery and bought some delicious things to take home too. Then as we were standing outside a woman asked us to hold her bike for a moment while she went in. It was a big, heavy thing so we of course obliged. Then Nathaniel walked me to my car and we said goodbye.
I went home a more sensible way and it didn't take me as long that time, thankfully. I was tired when I got home though! But I had bought a pair of Dr Martens off Nathaniel and couldn't resist trying them on! I will have to wear them in the winter. I had a lie down for a bit before I went out again for book club!
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