Wirral wanderings

I am sorry that I have been unable to post for such a long time - I really haven't done that much because my servant has been so busy on her new course...it seems that studying to be a primary school teacher takes a lot of time and energy. Which is all very well, but that means that I have lost my taxi!

But this weekend we went out and I got to explore more.  We went out into an area called Wirral, which is the arm-y bit that sticks out from the west of the country, above Wales.  

The day started off quite foggy, which was a bit spooky to be honest, and we headed to a place called Parkgate, which is a village on the peninsula next to a massive expanse of salt marsh.

Here is me standing on the wall, with the estuary behind me.  It is a nature reserve and there were lots of birds there, which was interesting to see.

Of course, as has been so long since I went out exploring, I had to have a scone and jam to celebrate...delicious!

Some time during the morning, whilst we were at Parkgate, the sun started to come out and pretty soon it was sunny and warm - not at all like it had been earlier in the day.

So of course - where do you go when it is nice weather...the beach of course!!

We went to Thurstaston, which is a little bit further along the coastline from Parkgate.  After a lovely picnic at the Country Park we went for a walk along the beach.  It was really nice - and my servant pointed out to me the cliffs which are, apparently a good example of boulder clay.  I didn't like to tell her that I wasn't that interested in what the cliffs were made of - but thought I had better not upset her - she was driving me home after all.

It was a really lovely day out, and I am really looking forward to the next time I get to explore this area, I don't yet feel as if I have had nearly enough cake...