Ha! We made it through one year already! And what a year it has been! We still haven't been on an official honeymoon and could only muster energy for a quick day trip to celebrate our first anniversary, but it was a lot of fun. We went to Dunwich Heath, a nature reserve along the North Sea coast in Suffolk. It was the perfect time of year because all the purple heather was in bloom along with the yellow gorse...it really was a sea of purple as far as the eye can see! Then, when we got tired of that view, we headed down to the rocky beach which seemed to stretch endlessly in either direction. It never crossed our minds to bring swimming suits with us but we wish we had as it turned out to be one of the warmest days of the summer (maybe it even got up to 80!). As we were about to leave the nature reserve a troop of traditional English folk dancers, called Morris Dancers, showed up as if to help us celebrate! Then we went to the nearby beach town of Southwold for dinner. But first we encountered the idea of the English picnic hut. All along the boardwalk runs a string of little, brightly-colored, huts, which one can rent for the day or week. We have discovered that the English cannot tolerate being more than 5 minutes from food and a cold, sandy picnic lunch simply will not do. Inside the hut is a primitive kitchen and some seats so the English can get out of the sun before they turn into lobsters or, more likely, get out of the rain! Next time we go to the beach, we're definitely getting one of these. Here are a few pictures from the day and you can also check out Our Albums to the right.
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