The White Cliffs of Dover

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:06 am

A beautifully fresh and bright Sunday afternoon, ripe for a refreshing walk along the Kent coastline with views of the White Cliffs and South Foreland Lighthouse.

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Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:48 am

wow. Absolutely gorgeous. I've heard of those big watery things before...oceans. But we have nothing like that in the desert.

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Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:07 pm

" There is a cliff, whose high and bending head looks fearfully in the confined deep: Bring me but to the very brim of it,"

Shakespeare

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:13 am

Saint_;1488199 wrote: wow. Absolutely gorgeous. I've heard of those big watery things before...oceans. But we have nothing like that in the desert.

Not so much an Ocean but the English Channel. The French coast is about 22 miles across the channel and on a clear day, which it was yesterday, you can see France from the top of the cliffs.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:21 am

On my first trip to UK, I made the drive down to Dover for the weekend, and explored along the area.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:41 am

Did you go to Dover castle Lars ?

I hope you made the time to go to Canterbury Cathedral.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:06 am

Snowfire;1488238 wrote: Did you go to Dover castle Lars ?

I hope you made the time to go to Canterbury Cathedral.

I did go the Dover Castle. was fascinating. Spent a good part of the day exploring. Also wandered west to Folkstone, and visited the "Battle of Britain" museum near there, followed a hiking trail along the cliffs.

Post by **spot** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:29 am

Snowfire;1488221 wrote: Shakespeare

Might I point out, with a measure of concern, that the quote relates to a suicide attempt?

I'm pleased you enjoyed your excursion without any untoward consequence.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:59 am

Suicide & Death in general bring about the most beautiful words of prose & poetry, as they are key to the innermost fundamental roots of raw emotions.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:12 pm

spot;1488287 wrote: Might I point out, with a measure of concern, that the quote relates to a suicide attempt?

I'm pleased you enjoyed your excursion without any untoward consequence.

Worrying about my granddaughters wandering off took ten years off my life despite their youthful assurances that nothing would happen

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:14 pm

FourPart;1488294 wrote: Suicide & Death in general bring about the most beautiful words of prose & poetry, as they are key to the innermost fundamental roots of raw emotions.

He wrote some fine stuff that Bill did.