The forecast wasn't too promising & it looked like rain but I decided to chance it. Never trusted those weather people anyway.
One place I always intended visiting (but never got round to it) is the old Chalk Pits Museum at Amberley. Now called the Amberley Working Museum it's only a few miles from here. I know there's a few James Bond fans on this forum. Does this look familiar?




How about this?


Here's a close-up of the inscription.


I'd completely forgotten that this is the location where the mine & airship sequences in "A View to a Kill" were filmed. I remember seeing the blimp flying around here at the time. It's true what they say. You can travel hundreds of miles to see interesting things but often miss what's on your own dooorstep.

Look at that beautiful blue sky & cotton-wool clouds. Just the job. Despite the best efforts of that idiot Michael Fish & his cronies it turned out to be a smashing day. On a bank holiday Monday too. Who said it's always raining in England?

Reminds me of my firs holyday in the UK...

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Hope you enjoyed it Ivan. If the weather was like it is in my shots you were very lucky.

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Well Ben, I'm not pretending it doesn't rain in England. Of course it does & we get our fair share. It's raining right now as a matter of fact & the weather can be changeable. The forecasters rarely get it right although they have improved in recent years. I've always supected they rely too much on modern technology & never bother to actually look outside, if they ever did.

They never get it right for the area where I live as this little strip along the south coast is protected by the South Downs. The weather is very often completely different on the other side. I was asking for it yesterday as the museum is located right on the Downs & the most likely place it would rain if it was going to. I always carry a large brolly in the car but rarely use it. Those fangled contraptions are more trouble than they're worth & getting wet never bothered me.