20th September / Lyme Regis

20th September -  Sunny Day 21 degrees

We had yet another buffet breakfast and made our way down to Lyme Regis it was about a 2 hour drive away. We arrived at our Bed and Breakfast named Manaton on Hill Road.  It had really nice views of the sea and the countryside. John the owner was really nice and met us at the door. Mum and Tom shared a double room with ensuite, and Dad, luke and I stayed in a family room in the room next door.  We took our bags up and then went to explore Lyme Regis.  We had to walk up a steep hill and then down a hill until we came across a beautiful garden/park and down the stairs to the seafront and pebbly beach.  We were starving so we had some fish and chips and sat on the pier and ate them.  The seagulls here are huge some of them are brown with spots the others are grey and white like at home.  We walked along the seafront passed beach huts that you can hire out (like little houses) painted all different colours there were some older people in front of theirs lying on deck chairs and having a cuppa!  There was no sand, just pebbles all different shapes and sizes, we were throwing them into the water.  We had an ice-cream and walked around to the end of the road, then made our way back to the other side.  There were lots of boats and we walked around the pier to meet a couple of fishing boats that had just come in with their loads. Dad bought some cockles off a lady and made us try them!!  They were nice, of course Tom spat it out. Then we walked back to our bed and breakfast and had a rest and shower before dinner.

We had dinner at the pub on the seafront and watched snooker on the t.v.  Dinner was good, Tom had a huge chocolate sundae for desert with heaps of cream on top. I think we have all put on 5 kgs since we have been away.....  We walked back home, watched some t.v and went to bed.