Mina Mooch, our vampire monkey, visited Whitby to pay homage to the place where Dracula landed in England. The town still has a small fishing fleet and many greedy gulls.
(29-Jul-2014)
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - harbour](images/whitby_001_640.jpg)
Mina wanted fish & chips for lunch, with a side order of blood to satisfy her vampire tendancies.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - fish and chips](images/whitby_021_640.jpg)
Whitby obviously has a large Dracula related tourist industry.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - the Dracula Experience](images/whitby_023_640.jpg)
There are several tourist boat trips available.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - tourist boat in harbour](images/whitby_029_640.jpg)
Mina went along the West Pier and had a view of the Royal Hotel on the West Cliff.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - West Cliff from the West Pier](images/whitby_031_640.jpg)
On the pier Mina found the image of an ichthyosaur that was found locally.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - ichthyosaur on the West Pier](images/whitby_035_480.jpg)
Before heading back up the steps, Mina sat on the West Beach in her deckchair.
![Mina Mooch monkey at Whitby - in a deckchair on the West Beach](images/whitby_037_640.jpg)
For being a good vampire, Mina got some Whitby Dracula rock on her birthday a couple of days later.
More Mooch birthdays are here.