Foraging!

The main reason for the trip was to go foraging (with expert guidance!). I went on this trip last year and Dad really liked the sound of it so I brought them vouchers for it. (And tagged along of course.) This time was near Ramsgate and more sea plants than the oysters and seafood last year. We got there a little early and wondered around the park.

Sunny!

Directions to Rome

Viking ship!

This was a much bigger group than last time (~25 compared to 3). We set off along the cliff top  first.

sea fennel.

Lucia explaining Alexander seeds to mom and dad

We went through a field and round the back and through some woods. I am not sure if was really a path.

And down to a tunnel through to the sea front.

Heading in.

Day light!

Scramble down to the bottom

Out on the white cliffs.

On the beach front, Lucia showed us samphire and sea-blite which can both be eaten rare.

Samphire

Sea-blite 

After getting samples to take home, we headed to the camp for lunch. Mom and dad especially enjoyed the Sea buckthorn juice.

Drinks list

Menu

It was all really nice and very different from my normal lunch. But my favourite was the desert, a trio of cakes and a glass of elderflower cordial.

After lunch, we headed to an abandoned car park which sounds odd but was the home of the lovely sea buckthorn. We all descended on the trees and collected as much as we could. It sounds bad and we did feel a little guilty but Lucia assured us there was lots around and it was a sustainable plant. 

Sea buckthorn

Way home.

We headed back to st. Margarets and were hoping to check out the lighthouse. But could not figure out how to get to it. (The last time I walked from Dover along the cliffs but we were not doing that.) However we did find the beach so that worked!

Dover cliffs.

That evening, we didn't want a lot to eat so just had a snack at the bar and headed back to mom and dad room (and away from all the kids) for a bottle of wine and movie.