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Marshside and surrounds (England) UK (7,214kms)

Aug 22, 2012

Snippets / Memories / Photos of the day:

• Started the day with a glorious sleep in and woke to sunny skies.
• We continued to sift and sort the luggage we had taken on the bikes, what we plan to throw out here or in Faversham when we drop the bikes and how we organise what will be taken home.
• A leisurely breakfast followed then we got on the bikes to have one last look at some of the local sites we have enjoyed and where we started our initial exploring to become acclimatised early in our trips.
• We finished off our day by enjoying a meal with Gareth and Dawn and reminisced about this crazy expedition we have been on and the friendships which have developed along the way. How blessed are we!



Many lovely sand beaches on our ride both small and large. This is a view towards Margate from the east.



Lunch at Captain Digby, Kingsgate near Margate. Quirky old place which has survived where many haven’t. This whole area was a popular holiday destination for London’s rich and famous many years ago but with travel costs reducing and international travel becoming achievable this is more a destination spot for average folk like us. The consequence is that there are a lot of old tired places about and not a lot of substance to replace it (my opinion). Doesn’t stop the locals from having a good time.



Bleak House, Broadstairs the one time home of Charles Dickens.



Carnival time at Broadstairs and a peak to the beach way below the cliff top festivities. Many big cliffs through this area and development both up and down.



Ramsgate from the sea wall back across the marina to the town. Boats, boats and more boats as well as dry dock in operation.



An ice cream at Herne Bay was in order before we headed back to Marshside.



Dinner at the Gate Inn Marshside. L - R Gareth, Dawn, Nola and Norm.


Bits and Bobs:



Poor resolution photo of some of the wind turbines off the coast around the Margate / Broadstairs area. A group of 100 originals and 175 new ones under construction as well.



And some of the ships which look after them. The front one lays out cable from the turbines and the two behind are support vessels. A lot of infrastructure tied up when things aren’t on dry land….mind you there probably aren’t warring neighbours complaining over who gets the rental from the placement of the towers either!



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