Our little shoebox of a Fiat has successfully blasted its way around the South coast of England. Our journey started in the "New Forest" in Hampshire where there were more horses than the Kingdom of Rohan and they weren't particularly friendly either. Was a good feeling to see the daffodils flowering and a chance to take in some classic English countryside. A special thanks to the helpful lady at the information centre who recommended the swamp we walked through as being a "good walk". Shall we send you the dry cleaning bill?
We spent the night in Winchester, a rather upbeat and flash town. After dribbling around for an hour we finally found the character filled Wykeham Arms. Established in 1755 (I think some of the patrons could have been there since then) it was a great place for a feed and a bed and our lopsided room had a view to the Winchester Cathedral.
We also managed to take in the chalky cliffs near Eastbourne in Sussex. The February wind was blowing up a bit of a storm but it made for terrific light patterns on the sea and shore.
And well done to Charlton Athletic, who thumped West Ham 4 - 0 in the weekend.
1 comment:
hi there H&G. sounds like a fun, muddy trip!! we went to Eastbourne too http://graemex.blogspot.com/2005/09/weekend-at-sea-side.html Cool place.
Yet again your blog almost makes me miss the UK!!
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