Day 1 : UK 2013

England's southern coast was a good place for things to fossilize.  Apparently the last time global warming occurred naturally due to volcanos and things the beach we went to was 400 miles away from the nearest land.  The place we went to was Eastbrook and the beach was below the first of seven sisters, guess some hills slash white cliffs that lead to the sea.  These white cliffs are actually chalk, kinda cool and mixed around the chalk there was also flint.  So chisel and mini hammer in hand no surprise when Quinn mentions "I can make sparks" within the first few minutes.

Anyway getting ahead of myself.  We met a gentleman named Roy for a fossil hunt at Beachy Head. We had bought a mini hammer and chisel for the kids from him.  Everyone had to put on a hard hat and goggles.  Luckily we didn't have any rock slides so the helmets didn't get used per say but the goggles sure did.  A six and ten year old with hammer and chisel can generate a lot of flying rock.  Anyway it was about a mile walk down to the beach, little more work on the way back than getting there.  The green grassy fields dumping into the sea was pretty amazing then coming up to the white cliffs and a tiny lighthouse down on the point. 

 A very pleasant place to be no matter what the activity.  Now we found a number of fossils as well as normal shells.  I think a lot of the fun is e cracking of rocks,  will there be something or not.  For us mostly not,  found a few fossils i didn't have to break into, if I was smart enough I'd remember the names, but Roy was great at explaining what each thing was and how it lived when it did.  Both for kids an adults if your ever in an area fossils is definitely a fun activity.

So here are our main finds..