Bournemouth; Sunday, 23 October, 2022

Breakfast completed I packed up my bag and checked out of the hotel before catching the bus down to the pier.

I had a bit of a wander around the area by the pier, stopping off to have a ride on the Ferris Wheel that rises up above the pier and lower gardens. From there I then headed down onto the pier to have a wander along that.

I headed back to the land end of the pier and at that point my friends texted me to meet them for brunch over in Boscombe the next area of Bournemouth over from the town centre, so I hopped on a bus over to meet them.

After brunch and having a bit of a wander around Boscombe I bid farewell to my friends and headed back into Bournemouth.

I went for a bit of a wander around the sea front and did consider going into the aquarium, but then saw the entrance prices so decided to give that a miss. Instead, I went for a wander up through town.

I was feeling like a cup of coffee and there was a touch of rain in the air so I popped into a café which turned out to be well timed as a few minutes later a massive thunderstorm passed over the town unleashing monsoon rains and causing many more people to scurry into the café.

I spent quite a bit longer than I had intended in the café as I waited out the storm. I had a bit more of a wander around town, but by now most things were starting to close down for the evening so I headed back to the hotel to grab my bags, have a drink in the bar to fill in the time, and then head back to the coach station to pick up my coach home.