On the Road Again!

Not exactly.  A walk along the coast and beach along the Hythe Ranges. Cold in the wind. I gave the Canon a rare trip out. 

One of the landmarks in Hythe is the Royal Military Canal . It was built as a form of defence for Romney Marsh in case of an invasion by the French under the command of Bonaparte. The marsh could be flooded but once an invasion began it would take too long to flood it. So a water filled ditch seemed like a great idea. And over 200 years later it is still there. Over the years Hythe has gone from one of the original " Cinque Ports " (court language at the time was French!) to being around half a mile from the coast.  This caused by silting up of the English side of the Channel and what they call "withdrawing of the sea". We walk a section every night with the dog.   The "town" sections on each side are paved but other sections are gravel and often simply grass.   It is still possible to see that the northern bank still has the higher frontage and the military road behind is effectively sunken and would allow troops of the day to move relatively ...

Hythe Beach Ranges & Martello Towers , originally uploaded by Devaldo For the first time (mine anyway) we had a walk across fisherman's beach and across the line into the ranges as far as the first Martello Tower. Beach Detritus @ Hythe , originally uploaded by Devaldo - An anchor part buried in the shingle. Hythe Beach Ranges & Martello Towers , originally uploaded by Devaldo One of the many wooden groynes along the beach. This one is good condition as it is in the Hythe Range area rather than along the public beach.