Sunday 26th
August 2007
Rye harbour
We slept in late this morning and so we had to make a quick decision about what
to do. The sun was beaming down, so we decided to take the 60 mile ride to Rye
harbour and just see what happens. It was perfect riding weather and I went the
whole way in a t-shirt. On the way we stopped at Etchingham church, which looks
as if it has been saved from toppling in the nick of time by lots of ugly
pinning and bracing.
Rye harbour nature reserve was very busy today due to it being bank holiday
weekend and also because there was a carnival in Rye town. Instead of walking
right round the reserve we went down to the beach and walked along the sands.
The reserve is divided from neighbouring Camber Sands by the River Rother and
when the tide goes out it leaves miles of flat sand and a very shallow sea.
We didn't see a lot of wildlife apart from: ringed plovers, yellow wagtails,
linnets, oystercatchers, curlews and all manner of gulls.
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