DECISIONS
6 a.m.: Three hours drive time so far with four of us crammed into Timo’s van. Essential food stops at McDonalds and Marks and Sparks are made for breakfast, coffee and our days provisions. The 6 a.m. shop at M&S, is a pressure one. Our choices for the day have to be made. Snacks sandwiches, crisps, drink and chockie bar indulgences are all part of the decision making process as we each try to out trump each other. There’s nothing worse than finishing all your treats and then have Jamie come out with a surprise Toffee Crisp just when you’re feeling peckish …
8 a.m.: At first light as we pass these huge industrial chimneys shaped like giant flower pots to the side of the road, bathed in the warm light of a wintery sunrise. Smoke bellows from the spouts in the crisp morning air almost like a scene from a science fiction movie. We soon leave the motorway, head past York and carry on towards Filey, just south of Scarborough.