we made up our super-duper comfy bed

and tidied our private sitting room

before having a gourmet breakfast (P.S. we’re never coming home!)

and drove out onto the moors

where the wildlife posed…

and posed again…

before descending England’s steepest road

to arrive in Grosmont in time to see the Hogwart’s Express (or close enuf)

before we walked the 3.5 mi Rail Line to Goathland

“Hi Mom!”

Goathland is the UK series Heatbeat’s “Aidensfield”

Mom’s a fan…

however we skipped town to look for Hogsmeade’s train station (calling Potter-heads)

where we bought our tickets from the friendly conductor

and took the train back to Grosmont

so we’d have time to see a war-time POW camp turned museum

with old machines, trucks, and aircraft

and barracks housing great storyboards, memorabilia and tableaus

replicating what like was like in the war

for prisoners of war held there

as well as for the Brits at home

then mom said it was time to go home