Wednesday, September 12, 2007
25th August. Birthday in Worthing. On the beach.
My birthday dawned with slight autumn mists.
We drove to Ford for the car boot sale and loaded the car with bargains and then Bill took me for my birthday treat in brilliant sunshine and blue skies.
We went to Worthing.
It seems incredible that after 60 years in Sussex I had never visited this large seaside town. Perhaps the words "large" and "town" had put me off, combined with Worthing's repuation as being a genteel town for old folks to retire to.
Well, we are now to be counted amongst the old folks and we discovered that we liked Worthing.
It is far more vibrant than we had ever realised.
The seafront is centred on the pier with a good theatre.
We walked on the beach and on the pier and in the town. The pier and town will be posted on the blog in the next days.
The beach is pebbly but at low tide there are wide expanses of sand. We enjoyed a very pleasant lunch at a beach cafe.
So here are some Worthing beach views.
There is still a small fishing industry in Worthing. There was a stall close by that sells locally caught fish - but not on Saturdays.
There seemed to be few people during the morning taking advantage of the deck chairs.
It was so pleasant to sit on the beach with a simple meal, watching the other diners and people playing on the beach.
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After lunch we walked back along the sand. I quickly removed my shoes and enjoyed a refreshing paddle - the water felt quite chilly compared with my last time in the sea in Thailand.
Bill kept his shoes and socks on.
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We drove to Ford for the car boot sale and loaded the car with bargains and then Bill took me for my birthday treat in brilliant sunshine and blue skies.
We went to Worthing.
It seems incredible that after 60 years in Sussex I had never visited this large seaside town. Perhaps the words "large" and "town" had put me off, combined with Worthing's repuation as being a genteel town for old folks to retire to.
Well, we are now to be counted amongst the old folks and we discovered that we liked Worthing.
It is far more vibrant than we had ever realised.
The seafront is centred on the pier with a good theatre.
We walked on the beach and on the pier and in the town. The pier and town will be posted on the blog in the next days.
The beach is pebbly but at low tide there are wide expanses of sand. We enjoyed a very pleasant lunch at a beach cafe.
So here are some Worthing beach views.
There is still a small fishing industry in Worthing. There was a stall close by that sells locally caught fish - but not on Saturdays.
There seemed to be few people during the morning taking advantage of the deck chairs.
It was so pleasant to sit on the beach with a simple meal, watching the other diners and people playing on the beach.
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The dog belonged to a couple at the next table to us. He seemed to enjoy his independence on the beach - just as long as he could still just see the table with his owners.
After lunch we walked back along the sand. I quickly removed my shoes and enjoyed a refreshing paddle - the water felt quite chilly compared with my last time in the sea in Thailand.
Bill kept his shoes and socks on.
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The sands and the pier.
