Valentine's at Camber Sands

Had a lovely day at Camber Sands today.









Zebedee met quite a few dogs on the beach.













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Lots of couples walking on the beach at sunset...



Then, two riders appeared.



They walked up and down the shoreline...






...until finally they galloped!


(with a little wannabe-galloper in tow)

More couples... it's Valentine's Day after all...



And the odd beach loonie joining in the fun.



When the riders stopped and rested their horses for a while, we went to say hello to them. Zebedee set off all of a sudden, so we thought he'd got over his fear of horses...



...but not quite. Here he is pretending he never meant to run right up to them anyway.






...and then the riders were off again.








What a fantastic afternoon by the sea.

Evening drive to Camber and Rye Harbour

What a lovely day. We spent the late afternoon and evening in Camber beach and Rye Harbour.






Zebedee was fairly well behaved at first; he was running around in the sand and stopping every now and then to dig a hole and find a mussel and eat it (including some of the shell!). He reminded me of polar bears that find seal pups by sniffing them under a thick layer of icy snow. Then, the juvenile delinquent that he is, he snatched a stick from a little girl!



The girl looked hopelessly on...



...as the puppy started to destroy her precious find.



What's that? A giant mussel approaching?



The beach can look a little out-of-spacey in places.






Zebedee enjoying one of his seafood delights (being distracted by something in the distance mid-munching).











On our way to Rye, I stopped the car so we could admire the view.



Rye Harbour



(I actually left all my memory cards at home, so I had to borrow Miles's pocket camera... with which all the above photos have been taken.)