It was overcast but dry. Urban-cub took Ellie across to LA to the child-minder and the Silver Vixen and Gorse Fox got on with some domestic chores.
By late morning the Gorse Fox was ready to go out for a walk. (With no football at the moment, he has to keep up his exercise). As he left the house he had no clear idea which route he would take today. In the end, he headed out towards Aldwick, dropping down and passing the hairdresser where the Silver Vixen used to go. He carried on along Fish Lane to West Park and Marine Gardens.
As the Gorse Fox turned onto the promenade, it became clear that the thunder of the surf was still encroaching on the paths. Pebbles from the beach were strewn across the path, in places they were in drifts where the sea had hurled them.
Further along towards the pier, there were more drifts and the larger waves were still overtopping the sea wall and washing onto the promenade.
The Gorse Fox carried on, passing the pier, and then looped up through the town. Then zigging and zagging he took a number of roads and paths that he hadn't previously walked and made his way back home. All in all the walk took just over an hour and a half and covered about 10km.
Late in the afternoon, Urban-cub headed back to LA to collect Ellie. Soon after she left we got a call. She was running late. She had just witnessed a road traffic collision and was waiting for the Police and Ambulance to arrive so that she could give a statement. This is the sort of excitement that nobody really wants. When she finally got home and we had had some dinner, the Gorse Fox retrieved the SD-card from her Dashcam and we extracted the relevant footage, in case the Police need to see it.
The Landscapers were due to start on our deck replacement tomorrow. We got an email, late in the evening, saying that they were delayed on their current job, and now would not start until next Monday. It makes no real difference to us - it's not as if we sit out on the deck at this time of year!
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