title A Trip to the South Coast, Highcliffe, Dorset - 20th September 2019 intro We're away for the sixth weekend on the trot - this time to Uncle Neil's wedding in Bransgore. We're staying for a couple of nights at the nearby-ish Premier Inn in Highcliffe - one of our more regular hunts - and have a bit of time to walk down to the beach for a mess about looking for fossils in the clay slumps along the shore. imgc4783 We stop off for a wee at Fleet Services on the M3 imgc4784 The bleak joy of Fleet Services' car park imgc4785 Fleet Services, southbound, all new and modern imgc4786 We walk back from breakfast in the Globe pub imgc4789 Fred picks up a conker imgc4791 The boys roam around looking for fallen conkers imgc4793 Fred scopes the car park for conkers imgc4794 The boys spot some sweets in reception imgc4795 The boys are drawn to a charity tombola imgc4796 Fred covets a packet of Doritos from the machine imgc4797 Harry sticks some money into a collection tin imgc4798 The boys in the Premier Inn bedroom imgp5833 There's a sewing machine covered in buttons imgp5834 Isobel considers buying a hat or a "fascinator" imgp5836 Harry looks at shops on Lymington Road imgp5837 The 1970s Highcliffe Garage on Lymington Road imgp5840 Fred takes a photo of a Chinese lucky cat imgc4799 Fred's photo of a lucky cat imgc4802 Fred's photo of a jacket hanging up imgp5841 Isobel browses a charity shop imgp5842 A derelict bank is cheered up with beach pictures imgp5844 A round building, like the Arts Centre in Old Milton imgp5845 Harry and Isobel stride down Waterford Road imgp5847 Fred sticks his arms out in the wind imgp5849 The Needles and the Solent imgp5850 Cliffhanger Café is "to go" imgp5851 Spiky seed heads on the cliff top imgp5855 The bike racks at Chewton Bunny aren't very busy imgp5856 Aiieeee! Times four imgp5859 Harry tries to roll a boulder around the beach imgp5860 Fred stands on the mud hills imgp5861 On the beach imgp5864 Fred stands on the remains of a concrete drain imgp5867 Pipework from where there were once houses imgp5875 Isobel and Fred look for fossils imgp5877 Harry pokes a bit of rock imgp5882 The boys build a dam out of sand imgp5886 The dam breaks imgp5901 Mac "Ant" Tosh was here imgp5902 Fred hurls a lump of rock into the sea imgp5903 A spotty dog hurtles along the beach imgp5904 Harry has a close-up look at a grasshopper imgp5907 The boys on the top of the cliff imgp5910 The shelter will be finished by winter imgp5911 Fred outside the Highcliffe Laundrette imgp5913 The literal sign says it like it is: to the sea imgp5915 G&T's is now closed down imgp5918 Harry looks for Sushi in Tesco imgp5919 We stock on some sort of lunch snack in Tesco imgp5920 Back outside the random clearance shop imgp5921 Fred in the room