Daycation - White Cliffs of Dover

- August 04, 2023

With Molly the Moho being in the dealers for some warranty work and a (possible) repair to the damage to the rear bumper, we are having to staycate in the car.

It also means that we can go away for a few days and so are based at home. The weather has been really poor. The "Mediterranean Climate" we were told to expect in the South of England as a result of climate change hasn't arrived. Instead we have had some really hot periods but not that long and wetter summers.

July 2023 has been the 6th wettest on record....

So this week we have been out between showers and some torrential rain where we can. Today we took a short drive to the White Cliffs of Dover to walk the dog and to have a look at Dover Harbour. The harbour under the white cliffs themselves.

I dug out Claire's Sony A300 DSLR and charged the battery. It seems a shame to let it sit unused in the case. I had to format a 4gb compact flash card to get it to work, and a few test shots were fired off in the garden to make sure it was all systems go.

We had a coffee and a walk. Despite signs saying it is illegal to fly a drone over the port area, there was a guy doing exactly that. A warden went off to locate him. Maybe they need a jammer up there. I doubt they would get away lightly in another country...

We arrived home just in time for the rain to start again. By then Reggie was tired enough to not need to go out again!