This morning we set off for Anderby Creek. Not been there before and it took the sat nav to get us there but we eventually arrived at the little car park where the others were waiting for us to go for a walk along the beach. The weather was not particularly favourable but the rain promised to hold off just for our walk.
Anderby Creek is primarily a caravan park with a caff/pub and a row of windswept houses facing the sea. There is nothing else there other than miles and miles of beach heading beyond Skegness in the South and Mablethorpe in the North. This feels almost like a travel guide!
We walked for half an hour in a Northerly direction, turned around and walked back, into the teeth of a gale it must be said. Probably perfectly normal weather for Anderby Creek. Coops, Pieman and his son Fin stripped off and went for a very short dip. I didn’t.
Back at the car park we picked up our picnics and huddled in a shelter on the path from the beach. We were comfy enough. If you have the right gear everything is ok.
Arriving back in Lincoln we stopped by the Carlton Centre to buy some essentials: a phone holder for the car, some plastic storage units for the Hornby trains rolling stock, a Boots cold remedy for my sore froat (so that Anne can get a decent night sleep without being woken up by my coughing) and some groceries from Lidl.
I also called in to Go Outdoors to check out the boot action and ask if a particular size Scarpa SL Activ boot could be transferred from their Thurrock branch – it seems to be the only store with my size in stock. The conclusion was that I would call back in the week or when I get back from the Isle of Man for a session with “Chris”, their ex army expert on walking boots. Impressed that I can get such consultancy from them.
At home I cut some cardboard up as dividers for the rolling stock and tidied the whole lot away in the loft. I also cooked a spag bol and prepared the meat for a chili con carne we are going to have later in the week. Now we are sat in front of the fire, except for Anne who is listening to the Archers in the kitchen (with the doors shut – it pains me even to hear the noise of the radio where the Archers is concerned).
In other news it’s been a great day’s cricket from the second test in South Africa with Stokes setting a new world record for the fastest scoring 250. Great eh?
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