Photo of a section of the lowland coast at Cleethorpes, view east with Spurn Point, East Yorkshire in the distance, (not taken recently). Two days ago went on the train from Barton to Cleethorpes, fine morning but cold wind. Bit of lunch at Darracoates cafe beside the pier then walked the long promenade south to the Leisure Centre. As often stated before I love walking the dog along this section of classic lowland coast towards Humberstone Fitties. Took a stop at a hut that sells refreshments which 20 or so years ago was run by a man from Malta called Leo, it was a total junk shop then but is now nicely done up with some exterior pictures painted by a local artist. It always amused me that a man from Malta, a place to which millions of holidaymakers flock, should be running a down market establishment near Cleethorpes Park. On the way back looked into Banana Leaf shop which sells nice things if one has a nice house. Why this name and what Cleethorpes legend about the ‘Leaking Boot’ is I don’t know.
The ornamental gardens running parallel to the promenade are all being uprooted and going to made nicer, in time for the peak season, or not as the case may be.