The Plan
To meet at Beatrice and Tony's for a walk to Tarrant Monkton.
The Leader
Trudy
Who Turned Up
Trudy, Beatrice, Tony H, Diane, Tony R, Trisha, David.
The Walk
Today we witnessed the Met Office Custard Pie of the Year award for accurate forecasting. We left home expecting bright blue skies and were greeted initially with rain. Fortunately it didn't last, but we never did see the sunshine until the walk was completed.
We drove in two cars to Manswood. For those who don't know it, this is a tiny country village with just a few thatched cottages. Despite that we were unable to redezvous the two cars! Worse still, our mobile phones were beyond signal coverage so we could not even call one another. So the two cars drove around country lanes, the occupants scanning the horizon for any signs of the other vehicle. The Carry On film makers would have had a field day!!
Once we had made contact, we set off from a lay-by at the end of the village in the direction of Tarrant Monkton. Highlights of todays walk included smelly pigs (Diane tried talking to them but they didn't seem bothered by their smell) dung beetles and a butterfly that looked dead until Tony threw it into the air.
There were no stiles on today's walk, no muddy fields or paths and no steep hills. All-in-all it was a jolly good walk.
Thanks to Beatrice and Tony for tea and cakes to nicely round of the day.
The Pub
The Langton Arms at Tarrant Monkton. The food here was excellent, including a very nice pie! It was, however, a little pricey. The coffee was very good (also pricey) and the chocolates that went with it were delicious. We asked at the reception desk where we could buy some and were told we couldn't. The owners made them by hand.
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