Brighton

We managed to sneak a couple of days away down in Brighton recently. I quite simply adore Brighton, It's such a colourful, vibrant place, but one I feel very safe in. I love wandering around The Lanes, sitting in Cafes and spending time on the Beach. I love the Piers, the Royal Pavillion and the shopping. Most of all I adore the street art - it's just so very beautiful. I would love to paint my house in colourful polka dots!

A beachy weekend

We went down to East Sussex this weekend to stay with my Sister in Law. They have just returned from 8 months in Australia, so it was very, very good to see them! On the Saturday morning, we went for a walk up at Beachy Head which rises 162 meters above the sea and is the highest Chalk Sea Cliff in Britain. The views were spectacular - looking out to Eastbourne and then across to the Seven Sisters and beyond.

We then headed into Eastbourne and we had a quick jaunt on the restored Victorian Pier which was originally built in  the 1870's before settling down on the Beach for a lunch of Fish and Chips. The Beach was absolutely heaving with everyone basking in the delightful warmth of the day.

In the evening we had a family BBQ to welcome the travellers home - they certainly went all out with food, it was soooo good! About half ten we wandered down to the Beach as they are just a few minutes walk from the seafront. We watched the stars and I saw my first shooting star! It was so peaceful and still quite warm that we ended up staying quite a while.

On Sunday morning, we headed back to Seaford beach. It was a day for relaxing, fishing, swimming and kite flying. It was quite an overcast day but still pleasantly warm. It was such a chilled out day, just what the Doctor ordered! In the late afternoon it was time for the second BBQ of the weekend, man I love a beach BBQ. We ended up staying on the beach until gone seven, meaning we got back to Norfolk very very late, but it was completely worth it. I can't wait to get back to the south coast and explore some more!