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The logbook
Notes from the sea wall.
Ships keep logs; so do we. Tides, oysters, town gossip of the printable kind, and the occasional recipe surrendered under pressure. New entries when there is something worth writing down.
How to eat an oyster, without the ceremony
Chew, don't tip. Skip the vinegar until you have tried one naked. Effie on getting past the theatre and into the good part.
A perfect 36 hours in Whitstable
The swim, the harbour, the bookshop, the taproom, the sunset bench. Where the front desk actually sends people, in the right order.
Reading the tide table like a local
Springs, neaps, and why the Street appears when it does. Joe explains the moon's timetable without a single equation.
Harbour towns worth the detour
Day trips along the coast the front desk rates: taprooms, smokehouse counters and galleries an hour from the door.