We went for a walk near the mouth of the Meon river today near Stubbington as it finally stopped raining! We only wore walking shoes when we should have worn wellies though - all the paths were flooded.
This is another interesting stretch of coastline as you can see Cowes and the Isle of Wight, the industrial chimneys of Fawley, and all the private yachts and commercial boats and ships that go up and down this passage to Southampton.
We also came across a row of little beach hut-style houses. There are a lot of beach huts on the South coast, but usually they are just little sheds and you can't sleep in them.
These little houses we saw had letter boxes and council dustbins so it looks like they are lived in full time. They back right onto the beach - one had an artist inside drawing the scene. Very jealous.
What I love about these little houses is that life looks so simple to live here. Minimal cleaning, low running costs, and you just don't have the space for lots of useless stuff. You can only have a limited number of items so it makes you think carefully about what you buy and where it goes, things need to be both beautiful and useful. Being by the coast and having a view is a an extra bonus for these homes.
Nick and I will be moving to Australia with literally two suitcases each, and I have no desire to start accumulating more stuff when we get there. Luckily we can live with my parents for a while so we can suss out the area and decide what to do with our lives - but living in a tiny home (be it static or mobile!) definitely seems appealing.
Em, you wouldnt want to be living near the beach here at the moment - we are having Tornados and hail storms!
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