Scar-Brah

Retreating from the excessive student drinking and liveliness of the city, Anisha and I headed out coast. We spent the day in Scarborough, a quite hillside seaside town filled with bakeries, fish, chips, and retro arcades.

I was kinda excited. 

As soon as we arrived in Scarborough, we followed our noses down to the seaside in search of fish and chips fresher than the Prince of Bel Air. Being a fishing town, there were far too many places to choose from so we made our selection based on a cost to capacity ratio: if the place was affordable and busy, that's where we wanted to be. We found a small cafe that looked out over the beach and proceeded to have an amazing long lunch. Now, I am no expert on fish n' chips, but this crispy and fresh combo of deliciousness was well worth the trip. To complete our typical tourist diet, we finished up our 2.5 hour eating marathon with a pot of tea and good conversation.

The rest of the day was spent wandering the winding city streets, attempting to walk off our massive lunch. We meandered down the the beach and tried to see where the ocean met the sky. After leaving our footprints and a few messages in the sands of Scarborough, we made our way to the highest peak in the town to see the ruins of Scarborough castle. Though the castle was little more than a single turret and some remaining old bricks, the 360 degree views were absolutely breathtaking; the town lay behind us, cascading down the hill towards the gray sand beaches that then extended into the infinite haze of the ocean-sky.

Highlight of the trip: Great food, great company, and amazing sights. The entire day was a highlight.