walking on....

Walking on along the foreshore the Maritime Museum's still open and what an interesting place it is, very undervalued and used in my opinion. I noticed the first floor restaurant in the row of shops on the right is being refurbished; think it used to be the Captains Table lets hope the food and service will be better this time! I see the old casino is still up for sale....wish I had the type of money being asked. As I've said before the next owner is going to need plenty of dosh to comply with all the safety regulations before welcoming anyone in to spend their cash on what's on offer.
Crossing the road I see the Royal has had a facelift maybe to compete with our latest arrival that has replaced the indoor market. The Sovereign is massive inside and offers good value food and drink similar to the 'Harvester' type of fare, looking at the menu 'what you see is what you get, and fairly quickly. Walking on down Harbour Street the burnt out Italian restaurant looks in a very precarious state so I kept well away from it by staying on the other pavement. Crusties is back and looking very smart and busy as usual as I walked by. Looking across into the High Street with all its stalls, it was market day Friday of course, there were plenty of people milling about! Do they spend money and is the market here good for the area? I wonder what the shopkeepers think of it moving from its dogtrack venue all those years ago?
I'm afraid the pavements and walkways are no cleaner and they certainly sport some rather unlevel areas that must cause problems to some of our unsteady walkers. Turning right into King Street it looks as though it will be mostly living accommodation shortly with shops and the big pub (Braces)closing and becoming vacated waiting for another use. Michael's Bookshop still seems to be weathering the storm despite being between two empty shops. Must be his personality....