Walking in the Rain

I always check weather.com before we go on a trip. I was a bit disappointed that the 10-day forecast showed nothing but rain, but since there really isn't anything you can do about the weather except dress appropriately,  I packed my anorak and bought some rain boots.

So when we arrived in London and the sun was shining, I was very pleasantly surprised. We drove from Heathrow to Holland-on-Sea with patchy sun and intermittent showers. It wasn't especially cold. My denim jacket seemed to be warm enough.

We sat around and visited with Mark's folks until the care workers came. They typically need about an hour so we decided to go for a walk while they were there. And since walking along the seafront is always nicer than just walking around a neighborhood, we drove the five minutes it takes to get to the seafront. (We could have walked there in 15 minutes! But we drove.)

Just a quick digression about the seafront in this particular part of the world for those who aren't familiar with it. In most places, there is only a beach when the tides are out. And from what I've seen, there isn't that much of a beach then. But you can walk along the sea wall. There are steps that lead down to the beach, but most times I've been there, the steps lead into the North Sea. But if the wind is particularly brisk that day, you can also walk along the sidewalk by the street and still have a view of the sea. On a clear day you can see the Gunfleet Sands Wind Farm.

Here are some of the pictures we took on our walk:

We were about a 30 minute walk away from the car when the rain started. By the time we got back to the car, it was torrential and we were drenched and needed to change clothes. Even my socks were wet. We went back to the hotel to change. Then we went by Marks and Spencer's to buy collapsible travel umbrellas. They got quite a bit of use on this trip.