On The Island

We arrived at Kearsney at 6.45! Lots of other dog walkers there taking advantage of the shaded wooded areas and Ellie wasn’t the only one to go in for a paddle, she enjoys it even more this weather.

We have a young seagull who shrieks at 4.15 every morning. I knew I could rely on him to wake me. So, 4.30 I was downstairs watching the England match on iplayer. Of course I had to make sure I didn’t look at anything else in case I saw the result! What a good game!! Mal came down at half time. This all meant that I could watch the entire match and then go to work !! Unlike Jack (youngsters can’t stand the pace!!) The stand in manager was there but Jack did come in , in time for me to go to lunch!

We watched Fery in the evening (Wimbledon). He has made it to the next round. That was followed by the Spain v Portugal match.

A trip to Knees Wood, one of Ellie’s favourite walks and all in the shade and here she is waiting for Mal to bring her bowl of water out from the Colonel’s Cafe.

Of course we had a coffee there. I tried to water the garden but Cassidy was sitting in the bay pot again and I didn’t want to disturb him! Then he jumped in the bird bath which is why he looks a bit bedraggled.

Then I got engrossed in the tennis again.

Another early morning walk for Ellie to avoid the heat.

In the afternoon we went to the Sandwich Folk and Ale Festival. Mal was disappointed as the “good beer” he was going to buy at £4 a pint had sold out. We then went to go in the Market Inn but it was packed. Dover District Council has put a restriction on all the on road seating that we used to have and also sent a notice saying they should keep the noise levels down. What miseries. Why this year suddenly? It is bad enough it used to be a week now it is only a weekend.

We went to the Viking Ship for a walk in the shade and then had a coffee there.

We then dropped Ellie off at home and went to Wingham Wildlife. It is not far from us.

Awan and Jin, the orangutans have a gorgeous baby named Tonic. We watched him for quite a while. To begin with he had a dummy in his mouth!

Apricot harvesting time in Wingham Orchards. It was still a warm day even with the dark clouds. There was a nice breeze which meant Ellie was up for a long walk.

More local apples from the farm shop and back home to watch the tennis! The sun really came out in the afternoon.

Another early morning walk with Ellie, in the King George VI park.  Most of the park is shaded.

We were invited to a Guide Dog talk at Whitstable Castle.

It was so interesting with talks from a seasoned Puppy Raiser and a blind gentleman with his trusty dog Rufus.

It is amazing how they keep going with the lack of trainers and puppy raisers. Of course they have many volunteers. We both thoroughly enjoyed it.

Then in the evening we watched the England game. It was a little like watching Spurs! But they did win.