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They make a day’s excursion with some acquaintances to Pegwell Bay, where after an eventful journey by recalcitrant donkeys, their nerves are soothed by a pleasant lunch at the Pegwell Bay hotel...

During van Gogh’s brief spell as a teacher at a school in Ramsgate in 1876, he still tried to indulge his love of nature and sea air as much as possible, seeking permission to take the pupils out for walks in the stormiest weather...