Dorset

 On Monday, following a day of lazing on the Sunday, was a walking day - we'll not the whole day! We drove to near Lulworth, on the Jurassic coast, and walked down a steep hill to Durdle Door - a natural limestone arch.  So spectacular!

Back up the hill and then a long decent into Lulworth. I was planning on how to roll if I did slip - no more broken wrists for me. I think the way down is worse when you're not feeling confident!

After a coffee stop we walked through the village down to the cove.

The beach isn't sandy, just pebbles! A school group came along complete with surveying poles, listened to a  quick talk about how the wave action caused the cave formations, then set off around the cove to do some surveying? The students didn't look overly keen and we weren't sure that a long flowing skirt was the right attire to be wearing!

We had some lunch and then started the long ascent back to the car. I had to keep checking out the scenery the higher we went - it had nothing to do with catching my breath but more to do with the view!😁 It was well worth the effort!

Tuesday saw us dropping Kerry at the railway station, she was off to visit an old friend, while we carried on to Studland Bay. Pulling up at the carpark another school group was gathered. We watched on with interest, joking that they didn't have surveying poles when out the poles came! Someone is making a lot of money out of surveying poles!

We wandered along the sand to a beachside cafe, where a coffee and cheese scone were the order of the day. We hired sunloungers and set up for another lazy day!

How lucky have we been with the weather!

 We left only footprints.

Heading back to the Midlands on Wednesday we stopped to visit Corfe Castle. This castle is part of the National Trust. It is a 1,000 year old castle shaped by warfare. It was built shortly after the Norman conquest of 1066! It has been a home for kings, knights and a princess.

 Once again the 'guinea pig'!

It was a really interesting place! Well worth a visit!

A long drive back to Jake's and it was back to reality. No more seagulls parting my hair to get at my fish and chips - there was a barbecue to prepare and strawberries to pick!