DOVER

Well what a great stopover. Our host David told us of a great spot to visit to have the best view of the white cliffs and he wasn't wrong.
We found our way to the lighthouse that was built in 1843 and this lighthouse would have guided my Captain Lott safely into harbour and that thought brought real emotion to the surface as I did a tour of the lighthouse.
We drove down to the beach at St Margarets and walked along to the cliffs.  There had been a fall just a few weeks ago and the face of the cliff was so white. There is a building down on the beach and this was once owned by Noel Coward and later by Ian Fleming. It seemed quite abandoned at the moment so not sure if anyone is still living there.
Of course the sound of a beach house is rather ideallic however the reality would be a little different. The house was quite exposed and the beach was gravel not sand. No going outside and feeling sand between the toes here!

We were also fortunate to find our way to a cliff top to be able to look down on the ferry loading area. This is where the ferries depart for Calais in France and they say there is one per hour and we could see 6 berths in front of us with loading ramps for each one. It was like looking down onto a childs play mat with roads going everywhere.  Trucks, buses, campervans and caravans along with cars were coming and going non stop.  It really was amazing and the trip only takes about 45mins on these ferries.