I didn't sleep well; with
"Furry Face TM" off staying with
"My Boy TM" the house seemed
empty. Luke Warm soon arrived; we collected Gordon Tracy and set off
to Newhaven where we'd agreed to meet Dave and Richard. As we arrived
so it started to rain. But with utter confidence in the BBC's weather
forecasting abilities we went into a nearby garden centrre confident
in the knowledge that the rain would have stopped in the time it
would take to have a cup of coffee and a bun. We had that cup of
coffee and a bun, and went back outside to find the rain had indeed
stopped.
We set off up to the
South Downs and went for a little wander. The trouble with the South
Downs is that the name is only half correct. For every bit of "Down"
there is a corresponding bit of "Up"; but it was
certainly worth it for the views.
We set off on a little
geo-trail based on the constelation Orion; and after a couple of
hours we then adjourned to the nearby Hampton Arms. I had a rather
good ham ploughman's washed down by a couple of pints of ale. We then
went for another little stroll not far from the wonderfully named
hamlet of Tarring Neville, and then on to the top of Stanmer Park.
Finally "walked
out" we came to Dave & Tracy's. Tracy hadn't come
walking with us; instead she had excelled herself in the kitchen. A
wonderful cottage pie was followed by one of the best desserts I've
ever had.
A day's walking,
excellent dinner with wonderful company, three pints of stout and far
too much port took its toll. I was soon fast asleep
No comments:
Post a Comment