We had breakfast at the hotel, as it was our first full day, it gave us chance to find our way around without me panicking about taking my meds. It was OK, but I don't think I eat enough to get value out of it. Kev does however but from Wednesday on I think we will go to Spoons...
After breakfast we showered, and I used that body drier and it was very good.
We went out to do what we actually wanted to come to Bournemouth for, which was to find Mary Shelley's grave and the pub named after her. We found the pub,and stopped for an early morning pint, before looking in the graveyard of St Peters. We found the blue plaque, and the grave, and had a nice long chat to an old guy who was volunteering to help keep the church and graves neat and tidy. He was a bit of a character and had a few tall tales.
After that we made it to the city centre. Good rest stops along the way. We have to laugh actually as we are naturally following Google maps in order to find our way to stuff we want to do. But what makes us laugh is the Google description of the routes as mostly flat! It's like the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy description of Earth as mostly harmless! The place is as hilly as all hell, so it's taking its toll on my leg, so we rest wherever we can. We went into TKMAXX to find Kev some shorts and Boots for me as I'd forgotten my hair brush and travel mirror... We also bought sun screen as its caught us both out thinking the weather would be crap.
After shopping we went to the beach, had a walk on the sand ( hard work, but worth it) we went for a cold but welcome paddle. I haven't paddled in the sea for ages, and my feet in my barefoot trainers felt amazing. We rinced our feet off in the foot showers and I was quite happy to walk around in soggy trainers as it was very cooling for my feet. We sat on the pier for a while watching people and jet skiing and boats before going on the observation wheel. We got some great views up there and it was a nice relaxing ride.
We headed back to the Mary Shelley for a late lunch/early dinner.
A quick walk to the city Square and we hopped on a bus that saved us the walk up the hill to the hotel. When we got to the room Kev washed both my trainers and his sandals again to make sure we had got rid of all the sand. We had a couple of hours rest ( Kev had a doze and I rested my leg up on the reclining chairs in the room.
We went back down to the bar for evening drinks in the conservatory later on and as it was still warm and sunny we sat in the garden on the swing seat.
This a perfect mix for us, busy during the day ( at our own pace) and chilled out evenings. More exploring tomorrow is planned.
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