Beach Bar

We are staying here for 2 nights and it seems like really off the beaten track. However there was a small cafe here, open from 10am to 3pm. Thought it was a good place for morning coffee. Also, for lunch where John chose a red wine and the opening of a bottle went …pop! Another bottle, another tasting and…….. eventually a glass of good merlot. Cute bar!
Three Good Things:
1. The most divine chocolate cake.
2. Wondered how they can make a profit here …. then two huge buses pulled up and 60 people lined up for an obviously prepaid lunch - fish and chips!
3. The thunder echoed around this seaside valley and lightning struck - right above our van! I just about lost the plot! Fortunately only the internet was affected… there was no signal from then on. Books came out.

[Debra]

I love places like this ... always unique

[Pat Knowles]

I know you have facilities for meals & coffee but it's always much nicer to go out isn't it? Sounds like a very sociable lunch! You would feel a little exposed under the thunder & lightening!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat We do really enjoy going out for coffee and lunch too if there is somewhere. Always a new experience! I did ask John (who was in the bathroom) if he was still alive after that lightning flash and the rotter didn't answer!

[Bep]

@maggiemae
It's always nice to improve my English; I'm sure we didn't learn about 'rotter'. There's a word in Dutch that almost sounds the same and means the same: 'rotzak'. Not a word you are supposed to use...

[Maggiemae]

@gijsje No - I just checked and that would not be used. He was just teasing me! Perhaps, snertvent?

[Bep]

@maggiemae
You are going to use the Dutch equivalent now, I suppose? ;-)

[Valerie Chesney]

I so like these surprise places for coffee/lunch they maker such happy memories on a trip, you will have so many.....Divine Chocolate Cake & coffee sound great!

[FBailey]

You lucky things, a nice shot:)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Lovely to find these surprise cafes - especially if they are little gems ,making good lunches and coffee ! -- love its rustic look ! Thunderstorms in a van can be horrendous cant it !

[Helen Jane]

A good glass of red wine, a good chocolate cake, and a good book. Cant be a bad life ! Although you do seem to have your adventures too.

[Peter Dulis]

sounds like fun ...

[gloria jones]

Great candid....1,2,3...Sounds like everything is under control :).

[PhylM-S]

Fun!

[Lou Ann]

Marvelous beach bar, fun! Love your 3 things!

[Casablanca]

WOW! So glad the lightning didn't hurt you - what a close call! I like this scene. It's relaxed and homely.

[haskar]

A lovely place.

[Margo Sayer]

Chocolate cake? Take me to,your leader!

[Babs]

Sounds like you found a great place to eat. Lightning was a bit close wasn't it.

[Leana Niemand]

Lovely, enjoy!

[Ann Williams]

A place full of character with all that timber.

[Margaret Brown]

Very atmospheric!

[Dianne]

Must've been a bit scary with the lightning so close overhead! Another story to add to your adventure.

[Maggiemae]

@dide thanks Dianne! My stories are kept right here on 365! I do write a diary but it’s not the same without pictures!

[katy]

Although it sounds as if you had a very close call with the lightning divine chocolate cake can fix almost anything (; John looks so young in this photo. Perhaps he should go to bars more often? LOL!

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn He stands up so well, Katy, nobody believes he's nearly 84!

[katy]

@maggiemae he is in GREAT shape!