On Thursday we headed off to Dover for a day with the Dover RC. Chris picked us up and after a minor case of knock and run we collected all of the team in a rather small 7 seater van and headed along to the western cliffs overlooking Dover. Here we went for an explore through some of the fortifications from the Napoleonic War and the War of Britain before heading up to the Templers Knights Church. Lunch was superb with the Dover RC and the speaker gave us a wonderful insight into the Canterbury Cathedral....and how expensive it is to maintain a cathedral. After lunch was a highlight with a trip to Dover Castle. The tunnels are amazing and our guide Chris was very knowledgeable....with some help from Don who was in the know from cold war days. Once out of the white cliffs of Dover we headed up to the castle itself, had a moment of utter touristy delight in the gift shop and then raced up and down the castle as it was due to close. The view was spectacular.....so good that we didn't realise that we'd lost Charlene and Chris B. They'd missed the closing time for the castle and so headed back to the car to wait for us. After a little bit of panic we decided to head for the car and hope they were there.... plenty of laughs later it was time ( late...again) to head back to Sandgate and Hythe for a quick change before heading to Robert and Lucy Spicers for dinner. Dinner was a barrel of laughs and a wonderful sample of Kentish wares and hospitality. The salmon was lovely(...sorry Alison!) as was the ham and dessert....absolutely superb! Thankyou for a wonderful evening Lucy and Robert!!!
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