Showing posts with label the new forest. Show all posts
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Friday, 17 May 2024

Missing: Holiday & illness

Hello there, hope you are all well. I've been absent from blog-land, first a holiday and then straight down with a nasty cold. 

We hired a motorhome and set off for The New Forest in Hampshire, Friday to Friday. Catching up with the laundry over the weekend, shopping on Tuesday. Then after lunch it all went down hill with sneezing. Angus has hated it, he can cope with thunder and fireworks but not sneezing. He's followed Mark around and jumped on anyone sat down. 

Some photos of Angus in the Forest (Hampshire, south England, UK). He had his first ice cream in a favourite place of ours - Tall Trees Walk, part of the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive. It's a very calming place amongst the trees. 





Angus and me at the bottom of the two trees: Left & Right











So majestic and calming, these tall trees are huge! Difficult to get the whole tree in the photo. Sadly my battery died on my camera and I neglected to pack the charger. So these are all from my phone. 


Horses, The New Forest is famous for wild ponies with a right to roam. They'll be rounded up at the end of the season. Several years ago we were out walking with the boys, it started raining and suddenly the ground vibrated with horse hooves thundering towards the trees for shelters. They literally screamed at the cows already sheltering under the trees. The cows slunk away defeated. 







Ice cream stand in the car park... very expensive!
 

After our icreams, we had rum & raisin and mint chocolate chip, we headed to the Ober River walk - Aldridge Encolsure. It was a bit wet and boggy in places but I'm glad we went as it's another favourite walk that we enjoy. There were three bridges on this walk, the fourth one is closer to Aldridge Hill campsite. It's perfect for children, like the previous walk as you're following sign posts. 





Looking for tadpoles.

I'm going to post a 'Five on Friday' next Friday when I feel better. I'll be stopping by to visit your blogs this week too. 







 

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