A leisurely breakfast this morning, thanks Di. We set off to the National Trust Visitor Centre for the White Cliffs of Dover to walk along the cliff top. The lighthouse was about a 1 hour walk in warm weather with a very comfortable light breeze. On the way we stopped at the Fan Bay Deep Shelter, apparently discovered by accident after the National Trust bought the land and lifted a steel sheet that was on the ground. Below were a series of mostly filled in steps leading to the tunnels. The tunnels were built during the 2nd world war to house the troops manning the guns, the support staff and provisions.
Had a tour of the lighthouse with a very knowledgeable guide. The cafe at the lighthouse served a big selection of teas, coffee and cakes. After our big breakfast, we just had coffee (good plunger coffee) and a home made shortbread biscuit, almost the size of a saucer.
Bit breezier on the way back, but still very comfortable. The weather was dry, quite different to 4 years ago when we did the same walk, along very gooey, slippery chalk paths.
By the time we got back to the car, there was time to drive back into Dover for a wander around, then off to Morrisons Supermarket to get some wine for a very tasty dinner that Di prepared. With all the talking over dinner, it got late quickly. Having tried to write the blog before dinner and the blog software crashing every time we tried, we got back to it around 10:30 pm. Not sure how it started working again, tried uninstalling, reinstalling and fiddling, but it is now working. It’s been great spending time with Di, Barry, Mary & John and we’ll be sorry to leave them tomorrow.
I rememeber how good that Dover walk looked when you did it fours years ago - not sure why we didn't do it two years ago (apart from spending most of the day at the castle), but I still want to do that walk - maybe next time.
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