Stranded in the Beer Garden

After a great night's sleep, we headed off for a late morning walk and lunch. The beach is about a three minute walk from Keith & Michelle's. After strolling down the beach, we took brunch in the village at a nice little outdoor cafe overlooking the village's church. I, of course, had a sausage baguette. Yum!

After our return home, the men and women split up for different mission's. I will explain the men's shortly. Keith and I took off to "do our thing" and upon returning to Mersea, realized it was high tide. I misspoke before, the high tide that blocks off Mersea from the mainland happens every day for one week out of the month, not one month a year. We neglected to check the hide tide guide and as we approached the strood - English for "marshy land" - we saw traffic backing up and realized that we were stuck. So, to make up for the downtime, we headed to the close by Peldon Rose pub. We visited there last time with Keith & Michelle, so I knew for a fact they had Adnams on cask.

As Keith & I hung out in the beer garden, the girls called up to find out what we were up to. Finding out the news about the strood, they stopped by for a quick drink while we waited for the water to subside.