walks catch up

Hello - only me - just trying out this new thing, and thanks to Martin for getting it all set up. Thought this is a good time to start blogging re our latest walks so here goes:


Sunday July 19 - me, Mon and Mon's sister, Viv, did a fab walk from the Wotton Hatch near Dorking - over three hours, and covering varied terrains - and another pub! The Stephan Langton is in Friday Street - a quiet (eerie place in the winter) pub by the side of a large pond. Walking round here is ideal for dawgs, as no livestock threatened - only at the beginning, but that can be sorted out with an alt. It is also good on muddy days, as lots of it is through pine woods and sandy soils. Just as i said 'this is a real bambi place' two of them kindly popped into view - otherwise, rabbits and birds but not much else. lovely walking though, a few hills wend. but nothing you can't manage. recommended for another date, but realise trish and wend how far it is from you.
Tues 21 July - me, Mon, Sally, Wend, Chris - 10legs sorting out parents - Martin (token bloke) 'stuff'- and Trish was graduating up north. Start point: the church at Shipley -near the windmill. Weather dry to start with sunny bits, then rain towards the end.
Good walk - quite easy to find the venue. a mixture of tracks, fields, and pathways. much livestock to be viewed - trish., you missed the animals! much of the walk was through the Knepp Castle/house estate - pigs, boar (apparently), cows, sheep, and ponies who got out of our way, thank goodness. we crossed the a24 twice, and towards the walk's end we found the Crown pub at Dial Post. Good food, good prices, and friendly staff - we shall come again! Walked on after about an hour's stop, and found this good for walking off the food. Back into the estate, and some posh farms - found gorgeous springer pups for sale, and after much oooooing and aaaaaahing, we continued our walk. some very pretty parts(oo matron) including a lily pond, and the windmill at the end. - nice 'young man' up a ladder. managed to fall over in big muddy puddle. wend said i folded like an origami swan - it felt more like a tena lady relapse moment.

monday 27th - rain stopped play - is this the long hot summer we were promised? i think the weather forecasters need to go on a dyslexia course. see you soon, although august is pretty not nice, due to trips and 10days of standby. enjoy whatever, and i shall catch up soon.