March to Lyme Regis

Quite a few years ago we stayed in The Alexandra in Lyme Regis.

We were meeting our friends who moved to Birmingham some while ago and all thought Lyme Regis would be nice this time of year!.

Dispite the threats of gale force winds and torrential winds.

The Hotel was gorgeous!

I love almost all of the interior design.

The image below was the hallway from our room.

Below is the sitting room.

A lovely bright place to sit and read.

The large windows of the sitting room looked out over the garden and onto the sea and the Cobb.

Check out that gorgeous blue sea!

 

This is the bar, the barman made a wicked Bloody Mary!

The bar led through to conservatory dining or a formal dining room.

All very elegant.

Our bedroom was wonderful.

The view fantastic.

We could see The Cobb which was to the right but you cannot see int his image.

This is The Cobb.

Remember The French Lieutenants Woman?

I love that film.

After seeing it in the 80's we booked The Alexandra Hotel just so I could walk on The Cobb!

I am silly like that!

The day we arrived was chilly but dry, at least..

It was great to get out there,

 well wrapped up and smell that wonderful sea air.

Of course no trip to the beach would be complete without real chips in a paper bag!

And they were so good.

Here we are, a bit fuller and fatter which was to get steadily worse as the weekend progressed!

Next day after breakfast and feeling even fatter, we put on the walking boots and set off for

The Golden Cap.

You can see the soil erosion in this image.

We huffed and puffed our way along.

Up hills and down dales, which was good.

I could feel the 'good' it was doing in my calves, my bottom and my lungs!

Every now and again Loraine and I were allowed to stop and take in the view

 and catch our breath!

But, let me tell you,

 we struggled and moaned as we tried desperately not to fall over in the deep sticky mud.

Well I failed and went down...but managed to laugh!

It was bad idea to wear tight jeans, still we gave our men a laugh as we tried to get over the styles and gates without falling off.

My poor aching legs.

 At last we were on the top of Golden Cap and the view was beautiful.....but no way were we going to let them take us back down the way we came up.

Not unless we were happy to slid down on our bums in the mud.

After yet more food and drink we collapsed into wonderful big cosy beds with feather duvets and pillows.

Next day after another large breakfast we set off for Axminster and a visit to River Cottage Shop.

Food for the eyes.

And just in cast we needed more food, a little place to dine as well.

But still feeling stuffed to bursting point we gave it a miss this time.

Dave bought a book on Fish Cookery.

Not a suprise, that man is Fish bonkers!

Eats it, grows it and catches it....all the time it seems to Loraine!

This was a fab weekend to midweek break.

Too much food and drink....

But it has to be done sometimes.

Big diet this week!

So.....

Lots of lovely beach walks.

Wonderful weather.

Fossil hunting.

And a even a little Shabby Chic paraphernalia  hunting.

Made this a great place to share with great friends.

This is one of those places you should try to visit someday.

So where next then Loraine?

I hope that you have a good weekend, looks like I may venture out into the garden if this glorious weather continues.

A little up date on Mum....she has suffered a minor stroke, but is looking like she is making quite a good recovery after receiving treatment.

Carol

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