I got up for sunrise for the past 2 days so that I could get some photos of the sun by the sea. The sunrise day before yesterday was not that great since it was cloudy but I managed to get some good long exposure shots of the rocks on the beach. Yesterday’s sunrise was simply spectacular and I had a couple of friends who accompanied me so it was a fun experience and I also managed to get several great photographs.

Day before yesterday, we had a nice long walk to Durlston through Townsend which had a wonderful view of the town and its surroundings. We had lunch at ‘The Lookout Cafe‘ and enjoyed the panoramic view of the sea it offered. After this, there was a slight drizzle but we walked on and continued to Peveril Point which literally stretches out into the sea and is the farthest point you can go out towards the sea. We spent a considerable amount of time there walking over the rocks and by the cliffs. Following this, we had fish and chips by the seaside and then had fun at the local arcade playing 4-player Air Hockey after which we walked home.

Yesterday, we sat around for a few hours at Peveril Point watching the sunrise. We felt hungry on the way back home so we stopped for breakfast at the only cafe that was open at 8 in the morning. In the afternoon, we had a slightly tiring but fun 2 hour walk to Corfe Castle. Before going to the castle, we had 3 course lunch at a tea room next to the castle. We went for a easter egg hunt at The Model Village after lunch where we managed to find 9 eggs out of a total of 11 but still got a cream egg each as a reward.

The Model Village had a 1:20 scale model of the entire village of Corfe including the castle and all the models were very precise and exquisite. It was so detailed that it had a model of the model of the castle. We spent a bit too much time at the model village since we didnt have time to get a good look at the Corfe Castle but can probably go there another time. After that, we got the Swanage Railway Steam Train back home and was quite fun. The journey was about 20 minutes to our station and once we got out, we played with an Aerobie (a Frisbee-like ring) all the way home across several fields and it felt great to play like a kid again.

The trip has been great so far and we’ve got lots of exciting things planned for the upcoming week.

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