And Easter Break continues...

So we're finally starting to run out of things to do on our 2 week break.  We've pretty much been sitting around for a week already inside relaxing and trying to soak in whatever sun may come out of the clouds.  We've only seen it  a couple of times but it's so nice once it comes out and it's better than the wind storms we've been having!  We DID however get the wonderful pleasure of going to see the Cliffs of Dover!  It was my idea all along, but Anthony didn't seem too fixed on the idea.  I thought it would be a good idea to walk along the cliffs and have a picnic while we're at it plus it's on a budget so it works.  We took the train all the way to Dover with one stop over and it ended up being bout 2 hours and 15 minutes one way but it was worth it in the end.

Once we made it to Dover, we decided to walk over to the Cliffs instead of paying for the bus.  We expected to get quite a bit of exercise that day but what we didn't know what was ahead the rest of the day.  We were pretty much climbing mountains uphill most of the way but we did manage to have a resting stop here and there.  It was definitely an experience and we had a really fun, romantic but exhausting day.

Picture of our massive 3 hour hike -- definitely NOT for the faint of heart.

The best view of the the Cliffs of Dover - the rock was just like chalk - so interesting...

This was our first view of the cliffs when we were starting our hike...

One of the thin walkways that we took all over the cliffs...we were lucky, this was good - most of the pathways were only a few inches wide and right on the edge...

Proof that I actually climbed all the way over the Cliffs of Dover...

Walking along the path and admiring the view...

Anthony and the view of the Dover Harbour...

We decided to take a rest and plant ourselves by the edge of the cliff and enjoy a romantic picnic.  It was beautiful, and really comfortable surprisingly.  We had a great lunch and reenergized for our walk back up the cliff...

Just a quick couple of snapshots before we left our picnic spot...

Amazing view of the harbour and parts of the Dover Cliffs...

Last view of the highest point of the cliff before we turned to walk all the way back...

Anthony had the bright idea of walking up the side of the cliff because it was a shortcut and there were stairs -- so much for stairs, it was just the ground carved out and extremely difficult to climb, not to mention that it was an 85 degree incline all the way up at least 100 feet...NEVER again!! LOL...

If you asked me if I wanted to go back and see the cliffs again, I would probably decline knowing what a hike the cliffs were.  I expected the cliffs to be an easy incline most of the way up and down, and it turned out to be an unreal and hard workout that I do not want to repeat.  I did however, think of the family Sovereign Thanksgiving hikes that we have every year and THIS one would have been the cherry on top of the cake!

Wish all of you Sovereigns were here to do the hike with us it would've been a good one!

Till next time...cheerio!