title Blustery Beach Trips, Walkford and Highcliffe, Dorset - 29th July 2018 intro Whilst we're down Walkford/Highcliffe way, visiting and catching up with everyone, we fit in a couple of visits to the beach. The weather is on a brief hiatus from the extremes of summer and the wind has picked up fairly, but it's all rather refreshing after the opressive heat of the last couple of months. imgc1562 On Sunday, it's breakfast time at Elmer's Court imgc1564 We say goodbye to our apartment imgc1565 We return to the car with all our things imgc1566 Harry in the rain imgp2325 We follow the dog down to the beach imgp2330 Harry and Fred hurl themselves towards the sea imgp2331 Running off to the beach at Chewton Bunny imgp2333 Harry waves his hat around imgp2335 The beach at Chewton Bunny imgp2336 The Isle of Wight and the Needles imgp2338 A surfer on the beach imgp2340 Sean points to something imgp2341 Spot the dog imgp2342 Fred roams the cliffs imgp2343 Harry finds some interesting seaweed imgp2347 Sean's got seaweed hair extensions imgp2351 Rowan on a rock imgp2353 Some geological proces looks like Aztec art imgp2354 Fred strides along the beach imgp2358 Looking back up the beach imgp2359 Sean and Isobel chat imgp2364 Fred's found a thing imgp2367 Harry, contra jour, on the beach imgp2368 Calcite in a rock looks like a snot explosion imgp2378 Harry runs around imgp2381 Isobel walks into the sun imgp2385 The gang walk into the light imgp2391 Isobel and Harry imgp2392 Harry in Nosher's hoodie, and Isobel imgp2393 We take a shortcut through Chewton Lodge imgp2394 We walk back through the mean streets of Walkford imgp2395 Harry and Fred outside New Milton Tesco imgp2396 Isobel checks some cheese out imgp2397 Fred pushes the trolley around imgp2398 There's an unusual truck tractor in Tesco imgp2402 A wet car park imgp2403 Isobel gets stuff out of the car boot imgp2405 We head off along a windy clifftop imgp2406 A wind-battered cliff top shelter imgp2407 Isobel leans into the wind imgp2409 Fred's hair is whipped back by the wind imgp2411 On the steps down to the beach imgp2413 The lifeguard station is actually manned imgp2414 Fred looks less than impressed with the wind imgp2416 Harry struggles in the wind imgp2418 Fred's got wings imgp2421 The flag is getting ripped up by the wind imgp2424 Harry stands on a rock and gets blown around imgp2427 Fred gets his towel flying like a cape imgp2431 The lifeguard puts the flag back up imgp2434 A folorn shelter on the cliff top imgp2435 Fred and Harry struggle up the steps by Cliffhanger imgp2436 Highlcliffe car park imgp2437 Harry and Isobel scope out the menu in Cliffhanger imgp2438 The rain lashes on the windows imgp2439 Harry is poised with a pen imgp2441 Harry does a maze imgp2442 Funky light fitting imgp2443 Isobel's lunch looks rather impressive imgp2445 Harry peeks up from between the tables imgc1574 Parallel rain looks like a Monet painting imgc1581 Raindrops on the windscreen imgc1583 The M3 in the rain imgc1584 Joy on the M25 near the M40 exit