Before We Left Kent.

Leaving the Canterbury site, we were heading to Waltham Cross but on the way, we'd promised ourselves a trip to Whitstable with the intent of buying some fish from the market on the quay.

It was a wet morning and to start with, we went down the wrong lane but every cloud and all that. We drove through about a mile of Chestnut Coppicing. We'd never seen this before and the autumn colour was beautiful. I'm not sure but I think this is where they crop the wood for Chestnut Paling fencing, which is a lovely, sturdy form of traditional fencing. Never really thought about how the wood was produced but coppicing is the obvious answer.

Whitstable was a total disappointment. The fish on the Quay was limited in choice, the Cod looked browny/grey and the prices were higher than in a Supermarket. So we didn't buy anything. Mike found a friend though.