Tuesday the 10th, first full day in Dover

We decided to “sleep in” this morning, so we got a late start. We attempted to get to St. Margaret’s Bay, but ended up downtown Dover, so we went into a shopping area and had a look around. We decided that Lilia needed another sweater and we found one. Then we decided that I was tired of seeing my blue coat which didn’t seem to keep me warm anyway, so we looked for another coat for me. Found a green one, and later, when we were at the bay, it proved its worth.
Then we went for a walk into the town of Dover sand found a salon where I got my haircut (number two razor, if you please) and Lilia went to get her manicure and pedicure. We then found a beauty salon where Lilia made an appointment to get her haircut.
After that we stopped off and saw St. Mary the Virgin church from the 12th century.
https://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/Things-to-do/Attractions/History-and-Heritage/St-Marys-Church-Dover.aspx
Walked on a little farther and chanced upon the Roman Painted House. This seems to be a work in progress, but the ruins and displays are very interesting.
https://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk/Things-to-do/Attractions/History-and-Heritage/Roman-Painted-House.aspx
Got back to the car and decided to attempt to find St. Margarets Bay again. Actually found it this time. Down a steep hill along a long 1 1/2 car width road. The bottom of the hill at the bay is AMAZING! See for yourselves in the photos. The \White Cliffs of Dover were a wonder. Also could see France as it is only 20.7 miles away.
Stopped and chatted with an old lobsterman. He just has a rowboat and a few lobster pots. Got one lobster today. Also found a crab in the boat and threw it to the seagulls. He fishes for himself.
The White House you may notice in a couple photos was once owned by Noel Coward and he sold it to Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.
https://www.dovermuseum.co.uk/Information-Resources/Articles--Factsheets/Coward--Flemming.aspx
I believe the singer of “There’ll be bluebirds over, the White Cliffs of Dover”, Vera Lynn, is still alive today at 102 years old.
https://youtu.be/WAaxkAgVkHQ
A recent article about her.
https://www.forces.net/news/forces-sweetheart-dame-vera-lynn-turns-101-today
After taking it all in for awhile, we decided to have a meal at The Coastguard, a restaurant in the bay.
https://thecoastguard.co.uk/
Decided to come home before sunset and settle in as both of us were worn out.
Good night.