Friday 4th April 2025

By: Mike

 


Moving day

We have a very enjoyable morning being tourists in Lyme, including selfies on the Cobb and a very interesting visit to the museum.  Lyme used to be quite an important port.  It was where the Duke of Monmouth landed for his ill-fated attempt to seize the throne.  Many men from Lyme were killed at Sedgemore or were executed in the Bloody Assizes

                                            On The Cobb
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We fancy crab sandwiches.

“If you are planning to eat them outside, watch out for seagulls,” warns the man in the bakery.

We sit on the beach.  I am halfway through my second half sandwich when there is a sudden flapping of wings and a sharp nip to my finger.  The rest of the sandwich is gone.  To make matters worse I realise that I have been sitting on chewing gum.

Who do I hate most – the seagull or the tow-rag who left their gum on the beach? Answers on a post-card.

So, on to Weymouth, where we have reserved an Airbnb.  It starts to go pear-shaped when we turn into Lennox Street.

“I don’t like this.  It’s a rough area”, Chris says.

We find the AirBnb and unload.  I drive off to the long stay car park by the station.

When I get back, this:

“Did you get my text”

“No, what?”

“We are not staying here.  There are bed bugs”.

I examine the bed. OK, so have you contacted them?”

“ Yes, Laura is coming over. “

We quickly book into the Jubilee Hotel.  I head back to fetch the car.  I do not take part in the discussion with Laura, who, of course, disagrees.

The Jubilee turns out to be at the end of the street.  We confirm our reservation and get our car parked.  Chris calls the hotel “chavvy” but the room is OK and has a view of the sea.  However, I have had to shell out £700, and there is no chance of a refund from the AirBnb.  Actually, we are well out of it.  It was really cramped and not very clean either, bugs or no bugs.

We book into a fish restaurant on the harbour, thinking it’s going to be cheap and cheerful.  Actually, we are in ‘Catch on the Harbour’, one of the best restaurants in Dorset.  It’s a seven-course tasting menu. Marvellous, but £220 for two.  One day I will tot up the cost of our SWCP project – or on the other hand, maybe not.

 

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