The White Cliffs of Dover exceeded my expectations. Truly white and chalky, there were many people having evening picnics after the heat of the day.
The white cliffs stretch across much of southern England and are magnificent. We did the Seven Sisters cliff-top walk from Birling Gap to Seaford (13km). The day before we arrived, part of Birling Gap collapsed due to dryness from the summer’s drought, and we kept well away from the edge. We had no trouble believing England was in drought at this point – it was hot, and while green compared to Western Australia, it was not the emerald isle. However, the blast of colours was incredible, from the deep blue of the sea, to the light blue of the sky, the white and the orange of the cliffs, and the light green and deep green of the moss on the hills against the black of the rocks.