We had decided to go to the coast and sighed when another overcast and rainy day faced us. As it was our last touring day we jumped into the car and went to Lyme Regis. This is a village which is famous for the discovery of fossils. I wanted to go because I had read a fictionalized account of a woman (Mary Anning) in the early 1800's who found many fossils and, in particular, the first Icthyasaurus.
We started with a visit to the museum which highlighted aspects of the village's history. There was a lot of space devoted to Mary Anning and others who were notable in the discovery of fossils in the area. We learned that unique geographic conditions result in the exposure of fossils right on the beach.
We went to the beach and joined the other fossil hunters looking for fossils. It wasn't long before Paul found an ammonite and I found small pieces of another.
After exploring the village and having a short break we went on to Chartmouth, another fossil beach and walked along it looking for fossils.
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