Saturday, July 12 (Dorset, England) – One of the highlights of my trip to Morocco in May was meeting Kathryn and Dave. They are a fantastic retired couple who kept me in stitches throughout the tour from laughing so hard. They currently live in Waymouth in Dorset, England and invited me to come for a visit before my travels take me back to the States.
Throwback from Morocco with Lainie, Dave & Kathryn
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect or what our plan would be when I came to town, but I definitely wasn’t worried – sitting in a room with them talking about world travels and cracking jokes can entertain me for hours.
On our first – and very busy – day together, we started with a hike through the mountains. At the top we had incredible views of the port, town and beaches, and could almost make out their home. We even saw some hang gliders flying over the cliff, just a few yards away from us.
On our first – and very busy – day together, we started with a hike through the mountains. At the top we had incredible views of the port, town and beaches, and could almost make out their home. We even saw some hang gliders flying over the cliff, just a few yards away from us.
We worked up quite an appetite on the hike so we took a drive to the town of Wareham. A quaint, small town with a handful of pubs and shops, a small market and a river. We stopped for lunch at The Salt Pig, a small café where the chef cooks a small selection of relatively-healthy options that you must choose from. We all went for the tomato, zucchini and basil quiche, but picked different salads and sides. It was very tasty and the perfect amount of food for the warm afternoon.
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We continued a few more blocks to what is really the end of the small town, and turned around to come back. But we saw a sign that a pub next to us called The Kings Arms was awarded “pub of the year” and we poked in to check it out. It looked like someone’s home in that there were four or five different rooms, all with different feels to them. The front room had the bar where I tried some of the local ales like the Ringwood Brewery’s “Best Bitter” (note: they don’t serve ice-cold beer that people like me are used to, because they prefer to actually taste the beer and think it can’t be properly tasted when too cold… I prefer ice-cold). We enjoyed the brews outside in the backyard / garden where a bunch of tables were set up.
The highlight of this little town was the river where dogs were swimming, boats were floating by and we were exploring on foot. There was a path along the river, which turned out to be the perfect way to walk off the lunch and beer.
Even though we were already getting a bit tired (well, at least I was), we weren’t finished quite yet! We drove over to the Corfe Castle and neighboring town of the same name. The castle is from the 11th century and now lays in ruins after an attack in the mid 1600s. From the top of the castle we were pretty lucky to see a steam engine train come to the station, bringing me back to Thomas the Tank Engine days!
Corfe Castle
It was a really fun and packed day, so we went home to my favorite tradition – afternoon tea! Homemade Victorian Sandwich (white sponge cake with jam and clotted cream in the middle) and a cup of tea, yum! We then spent an hour or two reminiscing over our Morocco trip, looking at photos and then enjoyed a delicious home-cooked meal before passing out. I am so lucky to have met these great people and I HOPE they can fit a trip to NYC in soon, somewhere in between their other fabulous upcoming travels!
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