Brighton; Saturday, 01 March, 2014

The contrast to the previous evening could not have been more stark, on pulling back the curtains in my hotel room I was greeted with a glorious clear blue sky and bright sunlight.

I had a quick breakfast before heading back down to the sea front and first stop of the morning, the Brighton Wheel.

Having taken in the views I had a long walk along the sea front down to the marina, where I stopped for a coffee before heading back into town which was now besieged by day trippers who had spotted it was a nice day and had headed for the coast.

To escape the worst of the tourist crowds I hopped on the bus up to the downs and headed out to the Devils Dyke where I had a bit of a wander and a very nice late lunch in the pub at the top of the Dyke.

Catching a late afternoon bus back towards town I changed buses in Hove and headed further along the coast to the seaside village (if you can call a suburb of Brighton a Village) of Rottingdean, stopping to sample one of the many cafés located in the settlement.

I took the bus back the long way round the back of Rottingdean and up over the racecourse so by the time it was coming back down the hill into Brighton I was greeted with the sight of the late winter sun slowly setting into the sea.

A bit of a wander round the city centre and then dinner before heading back to the hotel for a well earned rest.