Lamb's Tales from Pagham

 There was no need for an early start. Indeed, it was gone seven before I launched myself into the day and made the first coffee and tea of the morning. It was a lot milder today, but very wet.

I had my usual call with the cousins. This meant we had the usual banter, a collective attempt to date an old family photo, a discussion of Chris's latest Naval Reunion tour (which seems to involve a stay with each of his UK-based siblings, and the consumption of vast quantities of alcohol at the reunion itself.

With the call out of the way, our next task was to gather all of Jasper's holiday gear and then see if we could find him. He had found a new hiding place, deep within my wardrobe. We retrieved him and dropped him into his carrier, then set off to install him in his cat spa for the next few days. Because of Jasper's medication regimen, the handover took longer than usual, but it's always nice to chat with Mark.

Back home, I started to gather my clothes ready for packing. Di, meanwhile, was getting ready for our lunch. We collected Zoe on the way and drove across to Pagham, where we had a table booked at "The Lamb". Di had eaten there a couple of weeks ago and commented on how good it was. Today, we thought we'd give it another try, meeting up with Kim and Jon when we arrived. We were shown to a nice, bright table in a bay window and handed an extensive menu. This was supplemented by a "specials" board.

This place really was a great "find". The food was beautifully cooked and the portions were generous (without being huge). Di chose the rabbit and bacon pie, with mashed potato and a thick gravy. I chose pork belly with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes. We chose well.

It was nice to be out with the family and just sit and chat (as the rain thrashed down outside). We were there for a couple of hours before saying our goodbyes and heading home.

Once home, and a cup of tea made, we got stuck into our packing, ready for a quick start in the morning.