No holiday back to the UK would be complete without some nice walks through some mud, on the way to some well-earned pints and packets of crisps. It’s one thing I really do miss in the USA; the hiking here is amazing, obviously, but it lacks the wander-off-on-you-own freedom of just sauntering across the fields in search of a destination. Here, it’s strap the backpack on and prepare for a couple of days in stunning, un-touched wilderness.
Anyway, we had some great little hikes off on the south coast, and around Cambridge – just what the doctor ordered.
Mum catches up on our annual Boxing Day hike … to the pub!
Now to the South Coast: Various stiles and other gate mechanisms a continious source of geeky amusement for me and the family.
Looking out down the coast
Very windy!
Mum makes the climb
Dad and I in conversation
Corfe Castle off in the distance, where we were staying for a couple of days.
Obligatory walls
To Anglesey Abbey – one of the local stately homes
… and I was fascinated with this: it seems to fade in colour.
Interesting textures on some of the Winter Garden trees
Some Hikes in the Mud
Mum & no. 1 son hiking near the house
No holiday back to the UK would be complete without some nice walks through some mud, on the way to some well-earned pints and packets of crisps. It’s one thing I really do miss in the USA; the hiking here is amazing, obviously, but it lacks the wander-off-on-you-own freedom of just sauntering across the fields in search of a destination. Here, it’s strap the backpack on and prepare for a couple of days in stunning, un-touched wilderness.
Anyway, we had some great little hikes off on the south coast, and around Cambridge – just what the doctor ordered.
Mum catches up on our annual Boxing Day hike … to the pub!
Now to the South Coast: Various stiles and other gate mechanisms a continious source of geeky amusement for me and the family.
Looking out down the coast
Very windy!
Mum makes the climb
Dad and I in conversation
Corfe Castle off in the distance, where we were staying for a couple of days.
Obligatory walls
To Anglesey Abbey – one of the local stately homes
… and I was fascinated with this: it seems to fade in colour.
Interesting textures on some of the Winter Garden trees
Fading to yellow
Reflections of winter