A walk around Puddletown
The Leader
Wendy
Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trudy H, Trudy B, Tony and Diane R, Tony and Beatrice H, Sue, David
The Walk
The weather people got the forecast right today... in the wrong order, but essentially correct. They forecast a cloudy morning and a sunny afternoon. We had it in reverse. We drove through Puddletown and parked at the edge of Puddletown Forest. Our walk took us through some open countryside, some high-hedged lanes and some thick woodland. We also trod warily past a so-called Traveller's squalid camp. They weren't travelling anywhere as their filthy vans were totally unroadworthy.
After lunch we walked on through the village and then continued our circuit, encountering birds and butterflies along the way.
The day ended with ice cream, tea and cakes at Diane and Tony's house. The ice cream was to cool us down and the tea to wake us up. A few extra photos this week taken on Diane and Tony's patio.
The Pub
The Blue Vinney at Puddletown. This place seems to have changed hands since we last ate here. It is now more upmarket than we remembered. The quality menu had no pies. As the prices were high, eight of the group sensibly ordered baguettes at £6.50 a go. One person threw caution to the wind (along with his children's inheritance) and had a very expensive chicken breast wrapped in bacon which he declared to be delicious.
Next Week
Meet at David's for a forest walk.
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