I usually went by bus,some times if I wanted to save my bus fare for some project or other, I walked instead.Of course, this took much longer, but I followed the bus route, all the way down Dyke Road to the shops at the roundabout, and then heading down Montpelier Road towards the sea, past the townhouses with their neat window boxes, St Michael's church with its tall spire, and the solid, well-built Lloyds Bank building on the corner, until I reached the school.