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| House, Mini Cooper, and Cat Exchange |
We're halfway into a 3-week home exchange with a lovely couple, Peter and Cheryll, from West Sussex, UK. Their home is a 17th century timbered Cottage with achingly beautiful gardens in a tiny village called Ashington. So far everything has gone according to plan, no one has crashed going the wrong way on the road or snuffed a family pet. I had to watch a couple of YouTube videos on multi-lane roundabouts, which were a bit unnerving at first! But it all makes sense and I haven't had anyone honk at me since. I don't want to leave a scratch on their cute convertible Mini!
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| Low tide at Birling Gap |
We spent the first week madly touring on a daily basis to see as much as possible... Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters, Cambridge and Grantchester, Amberly, Steyning, Chichester, Arundel, Portsmouth... and today Brighton.
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| The Grand Pavilion, Brighton |
The sun was out (finally!) and it was a glorious day, the pier and lanes filled with people of all sorts, absolutely fabulous people-watching. Had our Sunday roast (and some incredible G&T's) at The Hop Poles, a tiny pub in the Laines and then on to the Brighton Pier.
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| The iconic Brighton Pier |
It was exactly as I've seen pictured, but better - the ocean breeze was warm, not biting, and the buzz in mid-May was fresh and happy, everyone enjoying the reprieve from the past two weeks of cloud and drizzle. We'll be back to do more exploring, and check out the many vintage shops!
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