The weather was amazing on the Saturday so we took a walk along the cliffs, going to the South Foreland Lighthouse and Fan Cove Deep Shelter. We could walk to the lighthouse from our caravan so this was our first stop.
Our guide was brilliant, really informative and funny and we learnt a lot about the lighthouse. Including that Michael Faraday used to work there, working on an alternative power source to whale oil.
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| Lighthouse keepers desk |
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| The light - glass made in Birmingham. |
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| View from the top |
Unfortunately we couldn't go out at the top as they are repainting but it was still good.
Back down we got lunch at the cafe, which is amazing. And sat looking out over the sea, before starting our walk.
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| Over Dover. |
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| Fan Cover |
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| View from the entrance to the tunnels. |
We went down the tunnels and took the tour which was as good as las time.
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| How it would have looked. |
The tunnels took 100 days to build and were meant to be accommodation for soldiers. But the condensation made it unliveable so it become an emergency shelter which was often used during WWII.
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| Office water cooler. |
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| Fossil. |
We went out onto the cliff front and the guide explained the concrete sound mirrors, used to locate boat, planes, and troupe movements in the Channel. And they still work. They were covered up after the war so were protected until uncovered in 2015.
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| Fungi. |
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| Giant shell |
We walked back to the lighthouse for a cuppa before making it back to the caravan. But we knackered Mom out. Her ankle still isn't up to as much walking as we put her through.
We eat at the caravan that night with mom resting her ankle with an ice pack. Oops!
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