Decided to take a look at holiday flats whilst on holiday in Bognor this time round.
Saturday 5th July
Arrived around 12:30pm after clear run down. Was very windy on the sea front, so went to Hotham Park to have our picnic lunch. Was extremely warm out of the wind ! Took a short walk after lunch, then got to cottage around 2:30pm. Unpacked and did our tradition of washing up all the cutlery/crockery we’ll be using for the holiday to make ourselves at home. The cottage seems roomy and tidy and is very near the beach, so hoping it will be ideal. Apart from the kitchen cupboards and blind, seems clean enough..
Walked up to ‘The Martlets’ (Fayre & Square) for dinner. Similar in style of food (and price) to Hungry Horse chain so in familiar territory. Was pretty busy but the staff were still helpful and friendly. Ordering at the bar was pretty disorganised and slow, but food came out very quickly and was decent enough. Walked back and had a nice cup of tea (and some beer 
Sunday 6th July
Had decent sleep, but got up for breakfast (when on holiday, ridiculous idea !) Ready for action at 10am so went to the West Park car show and had cup of tea before walking around looking at the cars. Got back to the cottage for lunch, then watched British Grand Prix. Needed a walk after the extended sitting watching TV, so walked up to Felpham and round back to town and had our Sunday Lunch in ’Hatters Inn’ Decent for a chain pub actually, so pleasantly surprised. Had to have another walk to wear some of the food off, then back to the cottage to watch TV (Johnny English 2)
Monday 7th July
Had another decent sleep, then got ready for our first flat viewing day. Looked at some flats, then had lunch at the cottage to reflect on what we’d seen. Had walk up to Aldwick and had impromptu viewing when we spied an agent showing someone else a flat, we managed to get in straight after, although turned out we saw a different flat from that which we expected. (We like to be nosey anyway, so worked out ok) Needed a rest on West Park on the way back, so coffee and cake is called for. Having regained some energy we ended up walking all way over to other end of town.
Feeling a bit worn out, decided to go to the pub, but was shut ! Decided to go back to cottage instead and had a cup of tea before our last viewing of the day. As we were worn out, went to a local favourite restaurant ‘Madlows’ where we had a lovely meal. We did have enough energy for another short walk before collapsing in a heap in front of the TV back at the cottage
Tuesday 8th July
Up and breakfast at 9:15am today ! Had hectic morning looking at flats again and it rained several times. We did get wet, but managed to find shelter for when the rain really lashed down. Had a quick lunch ‘on the hoof’ by taking our packed lunch with us. Did get quite hot for half hour when the sun came out, but weather soon turned to heavy rain again but luckily we had retired to ‘The Waverly’ pub by then, so spend rest of afternoon sitting in the pub reviewing the flats we’d been looking at. Briskly walked back as was still raining, and still needed to decide where to eat. After a rest, decided to stay local and went to the nearest Italian Restaurant ‘Mamma Mia’ where we had another great meal. When we came out, the sun was shining and we had a lovely walk along the promenade in the evening sun. Shame we hadn’t had so much sun during the day !
Wednesday 9th July
Agent rang at 8:55am asking for feedback…. don’t these people know about holiday makers ! Up and breakfasted by 9:20am today, as only got three flats to look at. Viewings didn’t quite go to plan, but the one flat we did see was nice though. Had lunch in the cottage, but then sat on the beach as it was hot & Sunny by now ! Went back to the cottage and had cup of tea and cake, before going out on one more viewing we’d just arranged. We are definitely a bit weary, so have a nice long rest in a pub before heading back to our local Chippy restaurant for a Chip supper. Feeling very full, we decide to have a final short walk of the day, although somehow end up in the Waverley pub again for another rest, then it’s back to the cottage for a well deserved veg in front of TV. All this flat hunting definitely wears you out !
Thursday 10th July
We certainly seem to be sleeping well in this cottage, must also be the walking and sea air…. We’ve got a ‘day off’ today, so with the cloudy weather forecast, we’re off to Chichester for the day, travelling there on the bus and back by train (just for the experience of it) The bus to Chichester was the local bus, so went all round the houses, but still only took about 35 minutes. Found a nice cafe for our coffee and cake before wondering around the shops. Had a decent dinner (and pudding for me) at the ‘Bell Inn’ where we’d eaten before which gave us the energy to hit the shops again. After a couple hours we needed more sustenance, so had Tea and Cake
Friday 11th July
Woke relatively early at 8am, so ready by 9:15am to go out for a walk. Didn’t get too far, as wanted to try out ‘The Coffee Corner’ which was newly opened. Popped into town to buy some sandwiches for our lunch, which we were planning to have on the prom later on. went for our first 2nd viewing at Selsey Avenue and both came out feeling very positive about it. It’s started to rain though, so have to abandon our lunch out plan and dashed back to the cottage for lunch. Despite the rain, our 2nd viewing of Royal Norfolk Mews was also very positive (making a choice will be tricky) but the last viewing wasn’t so great so at least there is only 2 flats to still think about. As it’s still a bit rainy, we go to the local cafe for an ice cream and cup of tea (makes a change from cake) We also decided Selsey Avenue is our favourite, so after eating walk back past ‘our flat’
Saturday 12th July
Up and out around 9:30am to come back home, taking about 1hour 20 mins (plus a coffee and cake stop)
It’s been a slightly odd holiday, as it felt more like a working holiday at times, but still enjoyed it and do actually feel rested and relaxed. The hassles will likely start next week in earnest from both work and decisions about flats.
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