On a day like today, it would be hard to imagine a lovelier place to walk. The sun was warm on our faces, the sky was blue and reflecting in the still waters. The birds were calling, the Curlews giving out their haunting, melancholy cry and an Egret was putting on a balletlike performance of catching its lunch.
I'd have loved to have walked further but both Mike and the Dog were flagging and we'd only paid for 2 hours parking. But if we get any more days like today, we will be going back and for longer.
We arrived at midday and took Rowley for a short walk, just to get the measure of the place. Then we headed off to the Gun Inn, where my name was on a Crab Sandwich. On such a lovely Saturday, I knew the place was going to be packed by 1pm. And I was proved right, so just as well we went in at 12.15.
Above, one of the many interesting artefacts at the pub.
The Gun is a lovely little 18th C pub, with a real fire. Crab is their specialty and something of a passion of mine. So no questions about what I was having for lunch and I wasn't disappointed.
After lunch we did an hour walk, towards Lymington, it was getting so warm, we both wished we didn't have our coats but that's a happy complaint in January.
When we returned to the Site, the Moon was putting on a daytime display again for us, so, would have been rude to not take a photo.
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