Maybe I am being greedy, but after such a wonderful long, proper summer (ie one with sunshine), I've been feeling a bit down about the sudden change to gloom and chill of the past couple of weeks, so when the forecast was for better weather last weekend, I wanted to make the most of it with a swimming day trip!
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After a 2 month heatwave and glorious sunshine, it was to be expected that the day we decide to go to the seaside would be overcast and 10c colder.  But I'd been itching to go back to the transformed Margate, before it became too hipster and "Brighton"

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My parents were getting the overnight coach back home and we were staying until Saturday, so we decided to explore further afield, taking a bus to Broughty Ferry.

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