sunday in whitstable

lindsey and i went to whitstable today! it's about 7 miles north of canterbury, and we just had to hop on the bus on campus and it took us straight there. it's a small fishing town right on the ocean, with pebble beaches, a harbor, and adorable boutique-type shops all up and down it's narrow streets. we saw so many little dogs and families with small children walking around. i wonder if sunday is a big day for families to go enjoy the ocean?


lindsey and i went straight to the beach, and i picked up several rocks and shells to take back with me. we walked around town and noted which shops we wanted to stop in after lunch, then we headed to lunch at the crab and winkle restaurant right above a fish market. as i write this i'm feeling queasy - shellfish just doesn't agree with me so i won't be ordering it anymore. i had raw oysters and raw cockles. 30 minutes later my tummy was not happy. blech... so then we stopped in several stores that were full of random awesome things and hopped on the bus to come home. we both were longing for a nap, and it was good timing to come back home, since it started raining just as we got on the bus.


it was a wonderful little day trip, and i'm looking forward to going back to whitstable and eating at wheeler's oyster bar (we couldn't go there because it's smaller than a closet and they were booked full) but i won't be getting the oysters, that's for sure.