Route: Dover - Kingsdown - Deal - Sandwich - Ramsgate - Broadstairs - Botany Bay - Walpole Bay Hotel, Margate.
We expected Dover to be just a busy commercial port, and were pleasantly surprised at how attractive and peaceful it was. There is obviously a lot of history here, going back hundreds of years.
The ride out of Dover back up to the top of the white cliffs was very steep, but after that it was pretty easy going.
We have now crossed into Kent, which is a beautiful County with lots of nice architecture and well-maintained roads and cycle paths. There are lots of well-kept farms and good infrastructure, which is reminiscent of old Rhodesia.
We came across an original US Navy P22 Patrol Boat in Sandwich, which has been fully restored.
Good weather and once again a good tailwind.
Our hotel in Margate, The Walpole Bay Hotel is literally a museum piece. The lift is an original steel cage Otis Lift from 1927. There is just enough room in the lift for two people, so I had to take all the panniers off and then stand the Bike up on it's back wheel in order to fit it into the lift. The hotel was completely restored by it's owners back to it's original 1920s condition, and is furnished with antiques throughout.
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