Thursday, June 1, 2023

30 May 2023 Dover to Brighton Beach

 


Brighton Beach in the UK is famous for its beaches and amusement ride filled piers.  We left Dover cloudy, cold and windy to arrive in Brighton sunny warm, but still a bit windy.  Out place was not quite ready but we schlepped everything up 45 stairs and popped off for lunch.  The combo grill proved too much for the two of us and we ate the remainder for dinner.  We walked up the way a bit after dinner and saw where the promenade was being renovated


Rolling green hills on the 2 hour ride to Brighton


A large spiral staircase up the launch point of the zip line


Looking out from our window we can see the pier and the roof of the arcade


Looking back we see out house and a fancy elevated promenade of old


People were actually in the water so the Lifeguard was occupied


A stop for lunch at Harvest while we wait for the place to be ready


Good thing we decided to split the mixed grill.


Concrete beach stabilizers


The pier!


The former pier


Carousel and the walkway already redone  


The starlings roost here in the fall and make quite the impressive flight formations called murmurations



Top of the zip line


They are off


If the zip line rider is too light the crew had to grab them with a pole


If it goes right they make it all the way


The landing area looks like a boat


The pier is large and impressive


Raised high up off of the water


Our telescope for peeping


The electric train


Off it goes in the distance


This section of the promenade is not open


Lots of work in progress


Out top floor apartment


My new bee to go with the wine


Don't get stung


Giants!


A mirror ball is on top of this building


Kayak class


Hanging out together


Styling fine


Good night Brighton




It has been 359 days since we began our Migration