The first week of retirement passed in a blur of activity and by Friday we were ready for a restful day, but a walk in Chislehurst was brightened by the resident grey heron by the currently dried out pond. On Sunday we visited my mother and sister in Hove and all had dinner at the picturesque Ginger Fox a charming gastropub in the countryside. Spot the fox chasing a pheasant! After eating out 4 times over the weekend i decided to become reaquainted with the gym...

Well, I have finally had time to come to grips with the technology and am ready for a practice run. I see no reason why travelling in the UK cannot be regarded as exploring and so our first day trip was to Whitstable, a first for us. A lovely English summer day, hot in the sun and cool in the shade with a whipping salt-laden wind. Had delicious fresh cockles, a tradition for Martin whenever he is at the seaside (with apologies to those who may be shocked by our...