Sub-Lyme Regis!

There's no where quite like England when the sun is shining and this was definitely the case for our girlie autumn weekend in Lyme Regis. Mary Ann, Viv and I rented a delightful cottage in Monkton Wyld through Lyme Bay Holidays overlooking a beautiful valley rolling in shades of green and just a 5 minute drive to the coast.

While Mary Ann and I had driven down from London and Hampshire, Viv and Millie the springer spaniel made their way up from Cornwall - an easy journey for us all.  On Saturday, after a doggie-delight of a morning stroll in woods, Debbie joined us for lunch at Hix Oyster & Fish House overlooking the Cob in Lyme Regis.  The sublime view was matched by equally delicious food, wonderfully fresh fish with flavoursome herbs and unusual veg, such as sea purslane.  

After lunch we strolled along the cob and seafront in the unseasonably warm sunshine, past small boys squelching through the harbour mud, others braving a swim in the sea and still others keeping their feet dry and their cool with the aid of an ice-cream.

Despite the mild weather, back at the cottage Viv's heart was set on a log fire.  Log after log was piled into the wood burner until the sitting room was turned into a sauna and Mary Ann and I shouted "ENOUGH!" 

A Sunday walk along the Coastal Path with lunch in Charmouth rounded the weekend off nicely.  Sadly it was to be our last with Viv's faithful spaniel, who has accompanied us on many weekend jaunts.  
This blog is dedicated to Millie  Keep chasing those rabbits in the sky.