Lots of pictures coming your way just to warn you. This was an amazing day.
After spending the night near Botany Bay we drove to Dover.
We first stopped and took some pictures of Dover Castle which is majestically perched near the ocean. We aren't at a phase with our kids where it makes much sense for us to pay to tour a castle. So we took a few pictures and moved on. Unfortunately I was experimenting with a manual setting on my camera and I didn't notice until I uploaded the photos that most of them were overexposed. But you get the idea...
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| I'm not sure what is going on here but I think it is something like "make-warrior-faces-so-your-kids-are-excited-about-a-really-old-building"
After this we went to the official "White Cliffs of Dover" which is maintained by the National Trust. There is a small visitor's center (which is more like a cafe with some souvenirs for sale) and a hike that goes along the cliffs to a lighthouse. The British really like their cafes. We rarely go to any tourist attraction or park where there isn't a place to sit down and have tea and sandwiches. There was even a place to eat at the lighthouse (although we didn't make it that far with the kids...it is about 4 miles one way).
 You can see the beach down below but we actually weren't allowed to take the trail down because of rockfall danger. I was so sad!  |
At one point in history (WWII) there were actually military tunnels built down into the cliffs. We passed this small station that had some information about them (and I think you can even go down and view a small portion that has been excavated). Interesting.
A nice "reality" shot
We were only about a mile from the lighthouse when the kids started getting tired, so of course there was lots of wrestling going on (all in good fun for the most part)...
...and then Esme fell asleep so we decided to turn and head back.
The boys almost staged a strike, but I was very proud that they made it so far. They were great little hikers until the very end.
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