Flint Walls and Seaweed

On Saturday we had a field trip to the Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre. The Romans first landed in Briton around 43 AD and stayed until the 400's when the Saxxons ran them off. It it quite a redirecting opportunity to touch a stone in a wall knowing that the last person to touch the other side of that stone had done so nearly two thousand years ago. 

After visiting the ruins, we toured Broadstairs, a "tourist" village on the English Channel. Despite the cold and seaweed, I took advantage of the sand as this is one of the few beaches that isn't stone. 

After a few pubs and some fish and chips, we discovered a community festival to be performed while we were there. Luckily it seemed to be more like a community center dance recital than a polished performance. I made my way to the staging area (back stage really) and asked a performer if her group was going to be the best, she laughed and said no. Our British liaison from the university laughed at how American my question was. "Of course, she said no, she wasn't competing with her mates." 

Another perfect day, even though there was no rain.