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

29 May 2023 Dover: Mike and Deb Part 3

 


The White Horse Pub was our rendezvous point to meet up with Mike and Deb.  Their ship docked in the early hours of the morning and they went off to Canterbury for an excursion.  We had a lazy morning drinking tea and listening to the wind outside.  The White Horse Pub was a delightful mix of two old residential buildings that used to be apart from the pub but have been repurposed into dining space.  We had reservations which got a fine table in the back by a window.  We talked and ate for almost three hours.  It was cozy and warm and we could really just sit and have a conversation.  That is what being in a pub is all about!


Invasion of the Vikings


No one on the decks


But we have confirmed that this is the correct ship


Next to the Whitehorse is a false gate


It was build just to give the Queen a nice entry into the area where she was dedicating some sort of whatnot


Whitewashed White Horse


Mike saw this pub in a 50 places to get a drink before you die list.


The Queen approves!


The dumpling is the star in this dish


the chef added a white wine and cheese sauce to this traditional sausage and mash dish


A conclave of cousins



1365 to now is 658 years, just saving you the time needed to do the math yourself


Old wooden beams


Custom built and crumpling too


What a fun lunch


The mouse that lives at 64A


It has been 358 days since we began our Migration