The North of England is Not The Mediterranean

I know it's very English to talk about the weather, but I am English, and I am obsessed with the weather.

Today we were once again reminded that we no longer live in the sunny South of France.
We no longer live right by the Mediterranean.
And that we do in fact live in Blighty.
In the North.
Right by the North Sea.

It's been pretty crappy lately, the weather, and I read that this Winter is predicted to be a very wet one. Yuck!

This morning it was miserable, as it has been all week, dull and damp.
So, what did we decide to do?
We decided to go to the beach - of course!

For a change from our usual beach, we drove to Seaham to a beach called Vane Tempest Beach - sounds lovely doesn't it?
The drive to the beach was not particularly pleasant, mainly because of the thick fog, which meant, sensibly, that most of the other cars on the road had their fog lights on, but as I had a headache my eyes weren't happy about the extra bright spots of lights from passing cars.
We also had our fog lights on, and the heater was on full blast to keep the windows clear, as they were seriously steamed up when we first got in the car.

Anyway, a few minutes drive from the house, and we were at our destination.
As we pulled up in the car-park above the beach we were surprised to see that there were quite a few cars, and people wandering about.
It seemed we weren't the only eejits out in the fog, wind, rain, and cold weather.

We got Barley, our gorgeous Lurcher, out of the car, out his coat on him, and then walked down the steps to the beach.
There was a lady and two children walking down in front of us, and as we reached the stones on the beach we could see a few more people along the beach.
The wind was blowing, the waves were crashing against the shore, and it was really noisy.

We strolled along the beach, stopping every now and then to take some photos.
Barley stayed on his lead, as did most of the other dogs we saw.
It was seriously dull, but we always feel good when we're by the sea, and despite the crappy weather, it was quite pleasant walking along the beach.

Once we'd had enough sea air, we returned to the car, and drove back to the house.
Barley snoozed in front of the fire.
I relaxed on the sofa editing the photos and video I'd shot.
And Mr.R got busy in the kitchen making our lunch - seriously succulent and delicious lamb.
What did you do today?
And more importantly, because as well as the weather I am obsessed with food - what did you eat today?