Kentish things

Very pleasant day pottering round Dymchurch with Tara, Kas & of course Ida. Found an excellent tea room that served gluten free cakes so we stopped off  for tea and cake.  Back to the ranch and another stroll along the beach, something we've not really done together since Stan & Kas moved to Kent. Another feast cooked by Kas this evening and then we settled down to watch a film, after trawling through lots on NowTV we plumped for the 1977 Mel Brookes classic 'High Anxiety.' It's a brilliant film!

    It's been a real tonic being with our friends down here after recent weeks trauma, it's nice to walk on the beach with Ida as well, for her a new experience.
Sunday I went round to the shingle and lakes that lead to the sound mirrors, they were the precursor of radar being very big concrete dishes that funnelled in the sound. They were supposed to have been pretty good and able to track aircraft from some thirty miles, then radar took over and was found to be more accurate. The two dishes and the sound 'wall' (pictured) are now listed buildings, you can't get right up to them now as they have had to be protected from vandals, once a year there's an open day with guides to explain about what they are all about etc. haven't done that yet but hope to one of these years. Had a lovely curry in Lydd on Sunday night, there was fifteen of us! A great end to our jaunt down here, looking forward to coming down again.

Largest sound mirror.