The Plan
An Arne
walk
Who Turned Up
Wendy,
Jackie, Trisha, David
The Walk
They got
it wrong again. We were forecast a dry morning and a wet afternoon. “The rain
will be heavy at times,” the little lady from the BBC told us. Wrong. We
enjoyed a dry morning and cancelled the afternoon walk in full expectation of
rain. I am writing this blog at tea time and the rain has yet to appear.
We parked
at the Arne RSPB car park and decided to do the walk in reverse of our usual
route. Along the way we were delighted to see a whole herd of deer, much closer
than we normally encounter them. One was all-white. He was a magnificent “Monarch
of the Arne” specimen with well-developed antlers. What a pity no one had a
camera. Farther along, we paused a while at the Shipstall Hill viewing point to
admire the harbour. Later still, at the RSPB farm we spotted snowdrops,
daffodils and primroses all in bloom. Finally, we took a while inside the seventeenth
century village church. After a pleasant morning’s walk, we headed back to
Stoborough.
After
lunch we decided not to risk getting caught in heavy rain and headed back to
Jackie’s house for tea and buns. Many thanks, Jackie.
The Pub
The King’s
Head at Stoborough. We’ve eaten here many times before. The food is good but a
little pricey. The faggots were excellent, but the egg and chips wasn’t up to
scratch. “I’m full,” said the faggot eater. “I don’t feel like I’ve had a proper
meal,” said the egg and chips eater.
Next Week
Meet at
David’s at 1030 for a Blashford Lakes walk.
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