Weekend in Eastbourne

Charles and I left at 8:30 on Saturday morning and had an uneventful drive to Eastbourne. After catching our breath, we all headed for the pier. It's a lovely old fashioned place with a working camera obscura at the end. Unfortunately it was closed for the winter. As it was a warm sunny day, we were disappointed. But there was plenty to do in the arcade building. Charles won about 60p. Everyone else lost. I forgot to take my camera but if you check out Alison's blog, you will see some excellent shots taken by Sian with a digital SLR camera. It's the way of the future. Sian took Charles to Beachy Head which is the suicide center of the world. Eastbourne is full of old people who live in defiance of this landmark. In the evening we watched XFactor and then went to dinner at a Chinese Resaurant. Charles is adept with chopsticks and loves sweet and sour. Next day we went to Pevensy Castle ruins and tried to pretend that William the Conqueror was conquering. It was a popular spot for the invading Normans. Then on to lunch at Pat and John's (Sian's parents). We picked up Eileen on the way and had an excellent Sunday lunch. Charles and I had to eat and run because of the fairly long drive back to Oxford. My car is fine for around town but not terribly comfortable for the long haul. I was very happy to come home and climb into bed. A lovely weekend.