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Wow, you got a beautiful morning for heading to the sea. Blue skies everywhere! Indeed, the red cliffs against the water is striking. I could probably sit there for a few hours!
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That was odd that they started cleaning up right after you ate.
The pictures of the sea are beautiful. I have to tell you about my daughter. Saturday a cold front was coming through. My daughter decided to got to the beach. Mind you, it was in the 5o's and very windy. Why? She was looking for beach glass. She did find quite a bit. The only other people around were some Amish taking photos. We didn't know that they were allowed to use cameras. There was also a man and his little boy. She said the waves were really rough. After her shoes got wet she went home. At least she didn't end up in Lake Erie. Growing up near the lake, you'd think that she'd know to stay away when a storm is coming in.
I can't wit to read about where you take Jan next.
Liz
Beautiful sea side town, is the water ever warm enough to swim?
Well, I guess it depends on how warm it needs to be. Some brave (or foolish?) souls take a Boxing Day (day after Christmas) dip at places around the country. Not something I'd do. In the summer, lots of families head to beaches around the country and you'll see lots of people swimming, so I suppose so...
Wow, you got a beautiful morning for heading to the sea. Blue skies everywhere! Indeed, the red cliffs against the water is striking. I could probably sit there for a few hours!
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That was odd that they started cleaning up right after you ate.
The pictures of the sea are beautiful. I have to tell you about my daughter. Saturday a cold front was coming through. My daughter decided to got to the beach. Mind you, it was in the 5o's and very windy. Why? She was looking for beach glass. She did find quite a bit. The only other people around were some Amish taking photos. We didn't know that they were allowed to use cameras. There was also a man and his little boy. She said the waves were really rough. After her shoes got wet she went home. At least she didn't end up in Lake Erie. Growing up near the lake, you'd think that she'd know to stay away when a storm is coming in.
Oh wow, sounds like she was lucky. I don't think I'd have wanted to have been out in that weather.
I had no idea Amish used cameras either. Like you, I would have assumed not. I guess you learn something every day.
A very nice breakfast spread and love that nice room. What a beautiful day you had to show Jan the coastal areas of your homeland! Just so beautiful and many nice photos. Those idiots are multiplying like cockroaches as I tend to say!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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A very nice breakfast spread and love that nice room. What a beautiful day you had to show Jan the coastal areas of your homeland! Just so beautiful and many nice photos. Those idiots are multiplying like cockroaches as I tend to say!
Friday 22 September – part two: helping to give Jan some calm…
Mark and Jan went walking along the beach in Sidmouth, looking for stones, and I know she found this really calming. I am so glad we came here, as if it helped to give her some calm, then we’d done good.
I just walked along the seafront, getting photos of the water beneath me…
Don’t be fooled by the photos by the way. It may look amazing, but the wind was whipping around (my hair was already a mess!), and it wasn’t that warm. Some people on Facebook questioned me about that, but I promise I would not have been out in any less layers than I was wearing!
We walked further along the seafront…
… and, as we did, the sun went in, and that did make all the difference. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still beautiful, but it wasn’t lit up in such a magical light any longer.
We were getting close to the hour’s parking we’d paid for, so we made our way back through the town, which was absolutely charming. I loved the fact that there were so many independent places here. I always love it when towns have places like this, rather than just the same names you see in every town, as happens all too frequently in this country.
Next: the “grass is always greener on the other side”….
That is a cute town! Whoops a Daisy, now that's an independent store.
Your photos are gorgeous. Reminds me of Lake Michigan where we live. Rocky beach and the water is often aqua in color too, like the caribbean. It's indeed calming with the sounds of the waves crashing. Not to be fooled though, the water is ice cold and it's always windy here too! Beautiful though.
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That is a cute town! Whoops a Daisy, now that's an independent store.
And a great name!
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Your photos are gorgeous. Reminds me of Lake Michigan where we live. Rocky beach and the water is often aqua in color too, like the caribbean. It's indeed calming with the sounds of the waves crashing. Not to be fooled though, the water is ice cold and it's always windy here too! Beautiful though.
It sounds wonderful... well, apart from the windy bit!
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