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mood: exhausted

Monday 2 April 2007
:: Malham, England - Yorkshire::
Chapter 4: Part 2

Reaching the Malham Hostel, the Lady Vanessa was tired so went to take a nap. Sir Thomas Leaf set off to the pub for a Jameson & Coke as well as to check to see if a friend had emailed their address - no luck and would be the last email check for quite a few days. Postal rates change tommorrow so he took the stamps he had and hit the mailbox. Leaf went back to join Sir Ingo at the hostel - hanging in the courtyard. Lady Marion of Salsbury joined the Knights and offered them a ride to some local sites if they were up for exploring, which they were. She also offered Sir Thomas Leaf a ride to Avebury and Stonehenge if he'd like, and then he could take the train from there. So dilemma solved. The dis-enchanting spell for the ring lies in Avebury with the mighty ones. If a few days, Sir Thomas Leaf will meet up with Lady Marion of Salsbury and join her on a trip across England in her carriage to the mighty monuments. Lady Marion was just about to go rustle Lady Vanessa when she walked out into the courtyard - invitation to her to sightsee which she was interested in - so the party took off to go see some ruins, a waterfall, and whatever else they could find on the drive-a-bout. As they drove into the village of Settle, which is a bit bigger than Malham and actually has a bank, the knights talked Lady Marion in stopping so they could exchange Euros and Dollars for pounds. They wandered around the village of Settle and started a walking tour from a guide Vanessa received at the information center (the staff, all of whom did not know anything about the money tree belief, so still a dead end). The Ladies wanted to stop off at the "Naked Man Cafe" for some tea and pastries. So the party adventured into the Naked Man and got some nice custard pies, berry milk tasting milkshakes (not real milkshakes, Sir Thomas claimed they tasted like cold berry flavored milk, not a bit of ice cream in it), Yorkshire Tea, and pastries. Good times. Afterwards the party ventured up to Castle Rock for a view of the village. Then back in the carriage and back to Malham where enroute they spotted an old lime kiln that Sir Thomas Leaf had to investigate which overlooked a beautiful hidden waterfall; then they ran into a horny herd of very long-haired cattle who copulated infront of the car. Back at the village, a stopoff at the pub for some brews, and then off to bed since a long day waited the party tomorrow.

Sir Thomas Leaf, Lady Vanessa of the Rhine, Lady Marion of Salisbury

horny cattle

"a hippie cow"

Village of Settle

View of Castlebergh from Settle's Town Square

Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe, Settle, England

Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe
:: Duke Street, Settle, (Yorkshire Dales) - England :: Market place, Settle, North Yorkshire. Tele: 01729 823230
In the heart of Settle, on Duke street, around the town center, lies a nice and affordable Bistro/Cafe known to the locals as "The Naked Man". This charming spacious cafe - has a pastry shoppe and a cafe room with a decent-sized menu of goodies to fulfill any hunger. Scones with clotted cream and jam as well as custard pies were our partie's choice of fill alongside pots of Yorkshire tea and two berry shakes. I can't speak too highly for the shakes, but the pies were good as well as the scones I understand. The cafe is actually on the Settle's walking tour as this building used to be a coaching inn. There is no nakedness here at the cafe however, even inspecting the icon of the 'naked man' on the front wall clearly shows he is wearing a buttoned topcoat and breeches, partly covered by the 1663 datestone. The cafe boasts its history since 1663 and their original breads, cakes, cafe, and sandwich shop. They also sell their own produce. Highly recommended: 4 stars out of 5.

view of Settle from atop Castlebergh

Village of Settle
:: Settle, (Yorkshire Dales) - England ::
Settle is a small yet thriving market town located along the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire (originally known as the West Riding of Yorkshire) in Ribblesdale. Settle is most popular for its railway station at the southern end of the scenic Settle to Carlisle Railway. There are several caves in the area where prehistoric remains have been found such as "Victoria Cave" (1838) which contains the remains of bear, mammoth, reindeer, and hippopotamus, stones, flint, bone, and other artifacts. Settle is supposedly twinned with two other towns in the world: Banyuls sur Mer in France and South Park, in Colorado. The town has a population of approximately 2,420.

Castlebergh :: Settle, Yorkshire Dales, England ::

"You will agree with me that this white rock, scarred and broken with time-worn crevices filled with deep-green foliage, is a very picturesque background to the town it shelters." - T.E. Pritt 1888

View of Castlebergh from Settle's Town Square

"The tall limestone of Castlebergh has been recognized as a beauty spot for centuries, ever since travellers started touring Britain's natural wonders. The first visitors in the 18th century wrote that the rock had been laid out as a giant sundial and a sketch survives showing huge slabs of stone with the hours marked out on them running down the side of the hill. By 1800, the sundial was long gone and instead the townspeople had laid out a path to the top so that visitors could enjoy the fine view. The area was gradually developed over the next hundred years with more paths cut, trees and shrubs planted, and eventually various amusements added such as swings, a roundabout, and roller skating. The pleasure grounds were enjoyed by locals and by visitors who came in on the railway line from the towns of the West Riding and Lancashire. Castlebergh became a popular picnic spot for these excursions. A small entrance charge was made at the gate and hot water for tea making could be had from the gatekeeper. Today, Castlebergh is owned by the town of Settle town council and there is free access to it. The roundabout is just a memory but the view from the summit is magnificent. " - Castlebergh marker sign.

Castlebergh marker

A Settle church/grave yard

gravestones

The Folly

Daffodils in bloom

The Folly was given this name when it was left empty and then used for a range of purposes, including a spell as a fish-and-chip saloon. It is now in part a museum. The ground-floor windows, with their numerous mullions and moulded transoms are a remarkable feature of the building, not least because of the weight of stone above that the mullions must support. It was built in the late 1670's as a gentleman's residence.