Friday, July 7, 2023

6 July 2023 Sunderland: To the City Center by Bus


This morning we watched the "peeps and hounds" show out of our front windows.  We saw an entire class of small school kids, a bunch of dogs playing, canoes and kayaks and two uniformed individuals that may possibly be lifeguards.  We wanted to get to know how the busses run so we took the bus into town and shared it with the older folks.  We soon shopped ourselves silly and had no more room in the bags so we took the bus back.  Easy-peesy a total of 8 GBP for a rountrip for two people.  We got back and the show was still going on outside our window.  A huge 11 person paddle boat, 60 fishermen or more on the pier and the biggest ship to date leaving the port.


Lots to see on the tidal pools


One canoe holding all the gear for the 6 kayakers


The tidal pool draining to the sea


Schoolkids!


Sheer exuberance 


Flying!


Aliens with childern and bikes


The lifeguards?


An older couple just standing out in the tidal region


We have been told that this will be much different on the weekend 


No one to save out here


A market within the mall


The little pigs on the way to the meat shop


Hmmm, fruit anyone?


A great selection


Batmen trying to decide on a greeting card


One cup of what?


the Wheat Sheaf Building from the bus


Happy hour with the anchovy stuffed olives still in the can


The largest ship yet to leave the port for our happy hour viewing pleasure


11 people on a huge stand up paddle board


Off load some folks


Bring them back on 


Off again


It was really hard to determine what exactly they were riding on


Yes it is a paddle board


Stuck the landing


It takes a village to lift this beast


I counted 60 people on the pier, 75% are fishing


It has been 1 year 31 days since we began our Migration