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Dorset is well-known for it's rich fossil strata and at Kimmeridge Bay, on the beach, we found many fossil imprints of the Jurassic era. The Kimmeridge estate has remained with descendants of the Wyot family since 1300 and the current owner/descendant is a Philip Mansel. After
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We met Phil , Nick and children at Studland Beach after lunch, found a giant jellyfish and saw some pyramid sandcastles.
Croatia
Sunday we flew over the Italian Alps to Stansted and Monday we drove to Swanage to be joined by niece Alex, Drew and children Jamie and Daniel. We swam at the main beach--bit different to the Adriatic!!!
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We stayed locally, Mary swam and we walked the beach and later visited a hilltop with great views. The scenery here is truly stunning, including the rock compositions, I even found a sulphur strata at the beach--very unusual. I wrote in charcoal on a pebble a message seen on
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At last it's my turn! Pics of Jacqui and Tom's back courtyard.
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Before we leave for London next week, we had a meal to celebrate the birth of Louis!
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At Lewisham hospital, London, Wednesday June 4th to Jacqui and Tom, our third grandchild and second grandson!
Bushwalking
Today I took a load of tree logs to Blackheath for cousin John and Penny and we did the 'Walls Cave walk-- a small canyon in a valley.
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It continues warm and unusually calm this week, so I went down for a half hour for a swim at a local beach this afternoon. The sea temperature was about 20 Deg C , I would guess and felt really nice. The sea was so clear and I saw a lot
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Yes, I really did. While cycling along it today (which is forbidden!) I recalled that I had served on the Community representative committee when our rail line was upgraded in 2010. At one meeting it was mentioned that this path, (then just a track) near Woolooware Station was to be
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very peaceful Tonkin Oval and Gunnamatta Bay at 9.30am on a Thursday. It was just to be pic of the scene plus bike, but a passing family offered to take the full pic with me in it--to spoil the view!
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Mary and myself were joined by daughter Caryl for a kayak to 'The Basin' in the RN park near here.