Our few days staying in the new forest are flying by. Today we once again walked to Brockenhurst. We love the village, and never tire of it. We also love the scones baked fresh every morning in one of the tea rooms.
(Last time stayed at Holland's Wood was in our Landy Muddy Marge)
(The same spot today with the campsite shut)
And another pastime we love, is walking around the closed Holland's Wood campsite. It's very tranquil, and with many grey squirrels for company, we gathered mushrooms, whilst they gathered acorns. Everyone was happy.
(Orange Oak Boletes, slightly toxic so cook well!)
Especially John who left with quite a haul. As we made our way out of the village we stopped at the wilting brambles to pick the very last of the blackberries before walking back along the disused railway line back to Margery, stopping once for Angela to dive into the bushes, scrutinised by a judgemental cow who paused from eating fallen acorns to check she abided by the countryside code with regard to relieving oneself in the wild.
This evening as the sun sat on the horizon the sky was ablaze with colours of red, orange and purple. What a stunning sunset. If the weather holds, and it doesn't become too cold, we hope to return to the Setthorns campsite for a few days in November. Walking is beneficial to your mental health, it allows you to process the junk in your head. With so much going on in our lives at the moment we think some processing will probably be in order again soon.
Steps: 27,500
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