And that's a wrap! 4 more wks in Kingsdown has come to an end..

After nearly 4 weeks in London (as both kids' schools re-opend for the Summer Term), and with our annual Turkey trip cancelled, we returned to Kingsdown and the beach cottage for another month's holiday. 

Unless it was raining I went down to the beach every morning for a coffee and started to read Val Kilmer's new biography which I love - very little Hollywood and mainly about his fascinating spiritual journey. 

Gorgeous, not your usual roses (they had thorns) in our garden

And other gorgeous wildlife and people's private backyards. 

Arts and crafts with Scarlett Grace. I created "My Happy Book" to encourage her to write things she's grateful in. 

 

Here for the beer! Pubs n restaurants were forced to close their doors in March because of Covid but re-opened on 13 July and Bear was eager to have a pint and braved the weather. 

my new and much used puff sleeve denim jacket 

Erik and John John came down for the day and cycled, barbecued and enjoyed the lovely weather - first sense of normality in a long time! 

The sky was on fire one evening- what a sunset!

Our bedroom doors leading out to a rather wonderful first floor terrace where we sunbathed many of the days when we didn't go to the beach

Andrea and her family drove down and stayed one night in a hotel in Deal and again we cycled, ate and drank plenty, kids swam in the sea and the next morning we all had brunch at Wellingtons  - a great bistro restaurant we discovered. 

I took Munchkin for a long walk on the England Coast Path where we picked flowers and filmed a dance by the breathtakingly beautiful White Cliffs Of Dover

Alan fresco lunch at The Zetland Arms 

We rented bikes for our duration of the stay so we could cycle along the beach during the gorge Summer evenings that Kent provided. 

 Anyone for Pimms? 

True happiness its sunshine on my nose and pebbles between my toes! 

As Boris Johnson eased the lockdown we invited Gerry to come and stay with us for a couple of nights 

Stumbled upon a local medieval churchyard with the most stunning sea views 

Last day in Kingsdown on Friday - We maximised our time on the beach that day, and just like that, another 3.5 weeks (previously we stayed there 10 weeks) had passed - An amazing family holiday to say the least, and we felt that maybe after all it wasn't so bad that our other trips abroad were cancelled- this way we got to enjoy England's coastal life a little longer. A blessing in disguise if you ask me!