Good Morning Swanage

This morning we headed down early to Swanage, undoubtedly Dorset’s premier east-facing seaside resort*. We were intending to paddle, but for reasons I’ve already forgotten, never actually got on the water. Instead we ended up walking around sightseeing and scrounging breakfast at friends’ houses.

Above pic by John Gilmour, trying out my new wide-angle lens. He is depicted in the following picture, returning unimpressively empty-handed from a dawn lobster hunt.

 *Apart from Weymouth.

 

4 Responses to “Good Morning Swanage”


  1. 1 Andy_L October 20, 2008 at 7:17 am

    After I left you guys last week, I drove into Swanage for some food, and had fish and chips on the front. The place has very much the feel of a traditional english seaside resort – tourist shops, amusement arcades, promenade etc. There’s something strangely pleasant about a traditional english seaside resort.

  2. 2 Mark October 20, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    Yes, Swanage has a certain appeal, once you ge past the tacky Kiss-Me-Quick aspects …

  3. 3 OL October 21, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    That top picture is very amazing!

  4. 4 Mark October 21, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    Well, that’s just what the light was doing! No Photoshopping involved on this occasion.


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