Swanage

We have been saving this blog up for a wet, wintery day, to remind everyone of summer.  Mini-Kolo (Jackson), Lawrence from Leroy's Pride and Harry took a short trip to Swanage, a little seaside town in Dorset, in September.

They traveled on the car ferry from East Cowes to Southampton and then drove through the New Forest and on to Swanage. 

It wasn't long before Jackson had to feed his muffin and coffee addiction in Starbucks!!  Then we went on to the historic town of Wareham, in Dorset, where we were stopping for lunch.

It was a lovely sunny day and we walked along the river and sat in the sun on the quay.  Its a very interesting town.

We stopped in a tea room where the boys investigated the local beer and then ate a melt on lovely bread.

We drove on to Swanage and checked into our hotel.  The view from the window was great and the boys loved the big bed!!

We went for a stroll around town and met two old friends.  The big bear from Corfe Bears, (you can see Harry on his shoulder), he is enormous, and our friend the octapus, who Lawrence met for the first time.

On a stroll in the woods the boys came across Isle of Wight Road!!  We live on the Isle of Wight so they were surprised.  Swanage is just about opposite the west of the island and you can see the Needles from there.

Jackson was excited about wearing his new denim jacket for dinner so he wanted to model it.  He is posing with one of the local Dorset beers.  They are very keen on brewing in Dorset.

The next morning the boys explored around the hotel and found nice gardens and this great cafe on the beach.

We decided to explore the woods again and on the way the boys found another statue.  There seem to be a lot of statues in Swanage, carved out of Portland Stone, which is quarried not far from there at Portland Bill, near Weymouth.

They explored Durlston Country Park and found a castle, a giant globe and this fascinating shell to climb on.

On the way back they came across a carved bench in Portland Stone.  They were glad of the rest!

There is one thing you absolutely have to eat in Dorset, and that is apple cake.  The boys bought a mini one for lunch and ate it in the hotel grounds.  It was delicious.

In the evening we walked back along the seafront to have some dinner.  Harry found this really big ice cream!!  It looks delicious, although he couldn't eat a whole one.

After dinner we sat in the garden for a while and Jackson posed in another outfit!

We had a lovely trip, it was hot and relaxed and we wanted to remind everyone that summer will come again!

Thank you for reading.