A day in East Sussex
Today was forecast to be a pleasant 23 degrees so we all decided to take a day trip. It turned out to be very hazy today with quite limited visibility. I'm not sure what the cause is: pollution, temperature effects, both?
Just before setting out at 9:30am we caught a traffic report on the radio. It suggested congestion between the M4 and M23 junctions. Great. This is exactly the route we needed. I check the internet and it turns out that road works have a lane blocked. So we decided to take the "back roads" and head towards Woking and then eastwards.
It was slow going. On balance I think it would have been better to chance the M25. But we did get to see some of the coutryside. Dad enjoyed the drive however. And as can be expected there were one or two navigation hitches (did I mention I'm looking forward to the satnav!)
James must have been tired as he spent about two hours of the journey asleep. We awoke just before we arrived in Wilmington at about 1pm. We were headed for the "Long Man" but stopped of at the Giants Rest pub for lunch. Merrilyn and I had been there previously although not for a meal. Food was great. Probably restaurant quality. I had a tasty rack of lamb. Everyone else had a ploughmans. By the looks I got I think I chose the best! I'm still trying to convince Dad of the local ales. He doesn't particularly like the slight warm beer and I think he finds the taste a little weak. Oh well - I enjoyed the local ale - Harvey's Best.
After lunch we walked the village. Most homes are old. Some circa 1500. So its a pleasant stroll. We visited the "Long Man" and managed to walk about a 1/4 the way to its base. Not too shabby.
From there Mum was keen to see the white chalk cliffs at Eastbourne so we made our way to Beachy Head. Again - its a place Merrilyn and I had been before (photo). Both Mum and Dad enjoyed the walk on the cliff top and the view of the lighthouse in the water. The haze continued to limit the visibility which I think was disappointing.
We loopback back home via the A/M23, M25 and M4. We were all tired on return. James just wanted to eat a banana and ended up in the naughty corner (poor little one!). Mum and Dad have bought kilos of the things given their ridiculous price in Australia. I think Dad has had about a half dozen in the past two days.
All today's photos were taken on Mum's camera. She didn't bring the cable so I have nothing to show for today. Sorry!
Just before setting out at 9:30am we caught a traffic report on the radio. It suggested congestion between the M4 and M23 junctions. Great. This is exactly the route we needed. I check the internet and it turns out that road works have a lane blocked. So we decided to take the "back roads" and head towards Woking and then eastwards.
It was slow going. On balance I think it would have been better to chance the M25. But we did get to see some of the coutryside. Dad enjoyed the drive however. And as can be expected there were one or two navigation hitches (did I mention I'm looking forward to the satnav!)
James must have been tired as he spent about two hours of the journey asleep. We awoke just before we arrived in Wilmington at about 1pm. We were headed for the "Long Man" but stopped of at the Giants Rest pub for lunch. Merrilyn and I had been there previously although not for a meal. Food was great. Probably restaurant quality. I had a tasty rack of lamb. Everyone else had a ploughmans. By the looks I got I think I chose the best! I'm still trying to convince Dad of the local ales. He doesn't particularly like the slight warm beer and I think he finds the taste a little weak. Oh well - I enjoyed the local ale - Harvey's Best.
After lunch we walked the village. Most homes are old. Some circa 1500. So its a pleasant stroll. We visited the "Long Man" and managed to walk about a 1/4 the way to its base. Not too shabby.
From there Mum was keen to see the white chalk cliffs at Eastbourne so we made our way to Beachy Head. Again - its a place Merrilyn and I had been before (photo). Both Mum and Dad enjoyed the walk on the cliff top and the view of the lighthouse in the water. The haze continued to limit the visibility which I think was disappointing.
We loopback back home via the A/M23, M25 and M4. We were all tired on return. James just wanted to eat a banana and ended up in the naughty corner (poor little one!). Mum and Dad have bought kilos of the things given their ridiculous price in Australia. I think Dad has had about a half dozen in the past two days.
All today's photos were taken on Mum's camera. She didn't bring the cable so I have nothing to show for today. Sorry!
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Saturday, September 16, 2006
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