4 miles walked today
630 miles walked in total
(average 11.88)
I didn’t realise, in all the years I lived at Hastings, that a footpath
followed the beach all the way to Bexhill!
It’s been very cold and blustery and the sea’s been very choppy this
morning, although the sun’s been very bright.
With perfect timing, however, the sun disappeared as I got to the De La
Warr Pavilion for a cup of tea.
I’ve always liked Bexhill – it has a genteel and
quiet character that Hastings never had – a bit
like Eastbourne, but with fewer people.
In May 1902, Bexhill held the first motor race on
British soil and every May Day the people of the town recreate this event along
the sea front. Lord De La Warr (the chap
responsible for the Pavilion) built the road going up to Galley Hill – in fact,
he even engineered the hill. This was to
help the race competitors get some speed up to complete the “flying kilometre”!
I read the theatre programme while having my pot
of tea at the Pavilion and was quite impressed at how much “worthy” stuff they
were showing, instead of your normal seaside fare. I wasn’t too overawed by the art exhibition
though – I only saw eight or ten pictures – I’m such a philistine!
I couldn’t sit out on the balcony for long as it
was too cold, so I headed inside with all the OAPs having their tea. As I left the Pavilion to carry on walking,
the rain came down. And, boy, did it
come down. Blinking weather!
