Ramsgate
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Lilly & Steve take a walk on Ramsgate Main Sands
Today was a beautiful day. Blue sky's, warm sun and light wind so Lily and I went for a walk on the Ramsgate Main Sands. While on our walk we found two starfish on the beach. Sorry for the quality of these photos, they were taken with my ...
Boat ride to the wind farm and Maunsell Forts
... Sea Forts were small fortified towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom, named after their designer, Guy Maunsell. They were decommissioned in the late 1950s and later used for other ...
last weekend at home
Had a great weekend at home on Saturday Met Barkers down smelly beach. Then Colin, Joan, Martin, Christine, Colin, Simon, Mary, Phillip, Jenny, Phoebe, Dad, Adam, Olli, Sarah, Jay, Kate, Lois, Oliver, Tilly all had lovely BBQ at Louise's house, Then had ...
Fun Around Town
... ; Close by our house is the remains of an old Hover Port. The Hover Craft would transport cars and passengers from Ramsgate to Calais France. They stopped using this facility in 1984 and all that remains now is the pavement. It is a ...
last few day in Bangkok then home
Headed out on what turned out to be a long walk to some shopping complexes / malls. The reason for heading to the shopping malls was because they would be in air conditioned buildings and cleaner. We have not liked how dirty, smelly, noisy and busy ...
Family in town for a visit
... with them from Southern California. Why the weather was lousy, we took the opportunity to visit the Spitfire Museum in Ramsgate. Lily just loved having Dad and Donna around. They took her on lots of long walks. An afternoon ...
11th Anniversary weekend of surpises
... ; We came home changed our cloths and walked into town to go to Age & Sons restaurant for dinner. If a restaurant in Ramsgate were to get a Michelin star this would probably be it. We had not been in here to eat before but had heard both ...
The First Full Week
... the strangest thing. I thought Michigan weather was crazy. This stuff is well, mystifying. The averages for Ramsgate are as follows: July/August are warmest with highs about 70°F, January/February are coldest with highs in ...
The End of an Era...
... we will be back soon for a visit. And we will. The photos attached to this blog are from the Great Wall of Ramsgate. How better to sum up such a fantastic town than by letting the locals tell the story. Every painting brings ...
2009 So Far....
... nbsp; So these Bucket & Spade Runs start somewhere inland and basically convoy to the coast. This year they headed to Ramsgate. There were lots of great cars to see. European cars, American cars and even some custom hybrid ...
Father Christmas is Coming!
... ; Ok, we handed him our RAMSGATE tickets and we boarded the bus. Before we knew it we were heading towards Canterbury not Ramsgate. One of the six Ramsgaters got up and asked the driver if he was going to go to Ramsgate. He replied, ...
We have arrived... a retrospective.
... We must have speakers. On the way home we stopped at the library to try to get on the net. The Ramsgate library is in temporary housing which I recently found out is because the old building burnt. They are rebuilding though. ...
Blue Bells and Long Walks
... ? Debbie busted out some old postcards. Check out this website for some pics: http://www.whitstablepier.com/mv/Ramsgate/index.html We were shocked. The front is currently just lawn. Debbie and Ken shut it down five ...
Doctors, cars, licenses, etc.
... Sunny the whole time. Then as soon as I would hop into the shower.....clouds. Steve heard about a book newly out about Ramsgate weather. Normally I would not be interested in such a book but now this could be a great read. Passwords: These people ...
Ramsgate European Water Ski Finals
... were held in Ramsgate this year. To make this event even better there was a carnival and street fair set up at the Ramsgate Royal Harbor. There were two nights of fireworks and a good time was had by all. The day these pictures were ...
The Blairs Cross The Pond For The First Time
Dad and Mom Blair came for a visit. The first couple days we stayed in Ramsgate. We took some walks into town and around the area. On Thursday we took the train into London. We decided the open top, double decker bus was necessary ...
Our Friend Julie Visits
... tried to keep her busy with showing her the sights around Kent. We took her to Lilys favorite beach (Botany Bay), Ramsgate Harbor, Canterbury (to see the Cathederal), Walmer Castle, Dover Castle, Samphire Hoe park Dover, A day trip to Brugge ...
Are We Speaking The Same Language?
... cap (usually crooked on their head). They are called chavs. Our friend Eddie said that the chavs in Ramsgate are well behaved comparatively, especially if you have children.... Because most have their own children. He added ...
Happy Birthday America!!
It is the anniversary of America's independence from the British so of course we had to celebrate. Kim put up the American flag; we invited some of the other expats, and fired up the BBQ. Jessica and D'Andre who both work ...
Happy New Year!
Hi all, Sorry I have been such a slacker lately. I have no good excuse, I have just been lazy. I did do an entry for our road trip to the mainland. Click "Our First Road Trip" at the left. I have many topics to discuss ...
Leaving Party
Goodbye everybody! Thanks for giving us a great send-off, keep in touch with us and see you in 6 months!! ...
Now stuck in Ramsgate!
... clear days to make it to Holland. At least there is more to do here than at Walton on the Naze! We had a look around Ramsgate and did a bit of shopping as shops nearby is a luxury. Found out a bit of history regarding the Smack Boys home on ...
Back were we belong
... went back to Faversham to James and Vicky's house and had a great meal and several great beers. We trained back to Ramsgate and got a great nights sleep. The next day Kim spent at Churchill's Tavern with her girlfriends from Pfizer. ...
England to stay with good friends
We flew via Cincinatti & had 8 hours there so we caught a bus into the city for a walk around. We flew into Gatwick airport in England & were picked up by Gemma & Lee for a 2 week stay with them. Gem's Mum ...
Excitement
Well well well…Planning a trip is by no means an easy feat especially when we’re talking about a country that is approximately 14 times the size of the UK! It’s turning out to be a nightmare to be honest. So much to see, so many to ...
Gentlemans Sailing Club
... kit for the boat. Visited pc world to try to rectify the problem with the pc but to no avail. We went to the Ramsgate Royal Yachting Club for a drink in the evening - Andrew has some connection here. Very old gentlemans club with leather chairs and ...
Ramsgate again
... 4 times the size of Fosse Park. The beaches looked lovely although not the weather to enjoy them. On our return to Ramsgate we went over to Cevia the last remaining ocean going Steam Tug built in 1946. Unfortunately she was closed (even ...
cheap hotels in kent - A Trip to Kent
... Castle, and the 200 foot Waterfalls at Kent Falls State Park. The Best of all was suits in the hotel.. Comfort Inn Ramsgate at Victoria Parade, Very well laid for transport just 1km to Ramsgate Station. Any Place you would want to Suggest are ...
Preperations
I've set up this blog so that Sam and I can update you on our journey (Thanks to Sarah Blythe for using this website first and showing me how it's done!) At the moment Sam and I are sat surrounded by several piles of printed paper trying to make ...
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