Bournemouth Cross Dressers

Tuesday 18 June

Today we visited Bournemouth. We traveled there by bus via a connection in Poole. We arrived in the town centre in warm early summer sunshine so we treated ourselves to an ice cream whilst we watched the Bournemouth Balloon (a hot air balloon in a central park one can ride in) going up and down. Neither of us fancied going up in it partly due to the excessive price and the poor safety records of balloons generally. 

Off to the beach we went next but no sooner had we kicked off the shoes and paddled in the sea that a mist rolled in and the temperature dropped by about 10 degrees. Back on went the shoes and off we went for a walk on the short promenade side of the pier. Just a slight whinge about the pier at this point. Why do Bournemouth charge admission to walk to the end of their underwhelming pier when places such as Southport and Llandudno have free access to their far superior piers? 

After our walk we headed into the town centre and browsed the shops. By late afternoon we were getting peckish so went to the ubiquitous Wetherspoons for some chicken skewers with chips and salad. Whilst in the pub I noticed 2 cross-dressing men getting served at the bar. 10 minutes later, 3 different cross-dressing men also entered the pub and sat down (but not with the other 2)  It was around 4pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Is Bournemouth the cross dressing capital of the UK ?  If so, then if I ever fancy donning a dress, wig and lipstick I will know now where to head for a good time.

We returned back to Heath Cottages, again via Poole. It was a warm sunny evening so Denise and Sean allowed us to pass through their back garden for entry on to a tranquil nature reserve called Sandford Heath. We followed a few tracks but reached a point where I felt there was a serious danger we were going to get completely lost so we returned back to base.We briefly chatted again to Denise & Sean and headed back to our room for the evening where I selfishly watched a Confederations Cup football match whilst Connie read a book. We weren't always middle-aged you know!