English Seaside Resort

[Gravdigr]

Re: Beach pics, post #4:

Is that a chain link fence between the beach and the water?

Also, the wide, completely deserted beach is kinda eerie. Like in a post-apocalyptic way.

Really enjoyed the pics, Sundae!

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Re: Beach pics, post #4:

Is that a chain link fence between the beach and the water?

No. Are you looking at the wind turbines out to sea?
It's a picture that doesn't stand up to zooming I'm afraid, but if that's what you mean then they are a long way out - they're about 200 feet tall!

One of the things Dad did not mind spending money on was Crazy Golf.
He and Mum have a long-standing competition, which has been waged all over the world, but especially in Yarmouth. Dad is a good golfer. He can't afford to play any more, but always challenged his brother Charlie to a match at out local council run 9 hole course when he came to visit. Charlie is dead now, and the Pitch & Putt closed around the same time, so Dad relishes the chance to compete with a club in his hand. Mum's more like me. Hit and miss. With sudden flares of brilliance, and the occasional flukey hole-in-one.

Dad won all three games we played.

We went to Pirate's Cove on the Front. Best course I've ever played, really inventive layout, lots of obstacles. But we started at hole 12, because Mum was feeling ill and had sat outside. Dad was worried about her feeling cold and couldn't remember if she had any money on her to get a cup of tea. So we ducked under the ropes to jump the queue at hole 1 and only played 6. The chap behind the desk asked us if we wanted to go back and play the rest (I guess I stood out on the CCTV?) but we were quite happy to leave. Mum recovered instantly. Hmmmmm.

We also played on the Arnold Palmer course. It was nowhere near as much fun as I remembered. It's really basic. But then I did play there 35 years ago - we didn't have much to divert us in those days!

And finally we played on the course in the camp.
This was somewhere between the two. Great theming, but some quite basic holes. Oh and I fell into the bushes (sober, with flat shoes on - I just backed up too far and lost my footing on a piece of stone coping. Mum's reaction? "Oh you silly cow!" before actually checking I was okay) which might have coloured my views.

As you can see the sun came out that afternoon (Wednesday)

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Sundae

No. Are you looking at the wind turbines out to sea?

Yes, yes I was. My mind was working way too hard on that. I just could not reconcile why they would fence off the water. Thanks for the clarification.

I see the vanes/props for those turbines coming off the interstate (on trucks) quite often here. I never see the hubs. They are huge. Somewhere south of me, somebody is manufacturing those things at an admirable pace.

[Gravdigr]

Heheh, APOD had another picture of Sundae's beach.

[grynch]

not my kinda place ( water slides, etc... beans on toast .... sorry ) but thanks for the pics.

[Sundae]

Some more of Yarmouth's buildings.
The Empire (1911)
and cropped from a larger shot, the old Hippodrome (behind the Circus Circus amusement arcade awith the Arnold Palmer course in the foreground).

[grynch]

Sundae, .. I just noticed your location...........what part of Bucks you from?

[Sundae]

The other Hippodrome (!)
Next to Harry Ramsden's.
I don't actually rate their chips all that highly - they're cheaper and better from the market. And anyway, if they're careless enough to let a ship crash into their restaurant I don't think I'll be trusting them with my dinner.

And me.
In a typical seaside pose.

[Sundae]

Grynch, I get what you're saying.
For me it's a return to childhood - I love the seaside, but I do know many people would run away in horror from that kind of holiday.

I'm from Aylesbury, although I was away for years.
I work in Bierton and used to live in Quainton.
What part of Bucks do you know?

[grynch]

Originally Posted by Sundae

What part of Bucks do you know?

I'm a yank but mrs. G grew up just outside of High Wycombe and her brother stills lives there (lane end )

mrs. also hates the motorway so when we visit we fly into Luton ... drive to Dunstable, over the top road to Tring... down to Berkhamstead ( friends there also ) Chesham and down to HWycombe

usually with a couple pub stops to ease my nerves about driving on the wrong side of the road ( ok, ok.. any excuse really )

[grynch]

and I spent about 6 painful hours once trying to get off the magic roundabout at Hemel H...

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by grynch

and I spent about 6 painful hours once trying to get off the magic roundabout at Hemel H...

What is the meaning of "magic" as used here ?

The Amusing Planet is currently exhibiting "Roundabouts in Great Britain",
and the word "magic" is used on at least one other.

Here's another question:
Is it legal to make a U-turn on the Magic Swindon Roundabout, as seen below ?

If so, it seems unusual since you can always just go all the way around the center circle and then exit normally.

[Aliantha]

It's weird seeing a beach during the day with no one on it. That just doesn't happen here. Even in the cooler climates, but around my area, people go swimming all year round.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by grynch

I'm a yank but mrs. G grew up just outside of High Wycombe and her brother stills lives there (lane end )

mrs. also hates the motorway so when we visit we fly into Luton ... drive to Dunstable, over the top road to Tring... down to Berkhamstead ( friends there also ) Chesham and down to HWycombe

I know it well. My ex husband came from Berko, an ex -boyfriend lived just outside Dunstable, I've flown from Luton more than once and I used to live in Aston Clinton, which is nearer Tring than Aylesbury (at least the end that I lived in).
The world - it is small.

Originally Posted by Aliantha

It's weird seeing a beach during the day with no one on it. That just doesn't happen here. Even in the cooler climates, but around my area, people go swimming all year round.

The North Sea is cold, with a capital C.O.L.D.
Even at the height of summer the most you will see is people wading.

But, yes - I was surprised that more people hadn't ventured onto the beach. It's a large one, so people do tend to get "lost" in the space. I can only guess it was a combination of being reasonably early (before lunch), the first week of the summer holidays, a windy day - see below - and it came after three quite chilly days so people wouldn't have factored going on the beach into their plans until they were confident of the weather.

It's always windy in Yarmouth. Well, it's the seaside.
Totally gratuitous shot of me me me, showing the wind blowing.

And Mum, safe from the wind on a pub balcony, relaxed for once

[grynch]

p.s.... nice hair