Tag: Isle of Purbeck

  • Some Hikes in the Mud

    Some Hikes in the Mud

    Mum & no. 1 son hiking near the house
    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!
    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.
    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
    Looking out down the coast
    Very windy!
    Very windy!
    Mum makes the climb
    Mum makes the climb
    Dad and I in conversation
    Dad and I in conversation
    Corfe Castle off in the distance, where we were staying for a couple of days.
    Corfe Castle off in the distance, where we were staying for a couple of days.
    Obligatory walls
    Obligatory walls
    To Anglesey Abbey - one of the local stately homes
    To Anglesey Abbey – one of the local stately homes
    ... and I was fascinated with this: it seems to fade in colour.
    … and I was fascinated with this: it seems to fade in colour.
    Interesting textures on some of the Winter Garden trees
    Interesting textures on some of the Winter Garden trees
    Fading to yellow
    Fading to yellow
    Reflections of winter
    Reflections of winter