First walk of the week

A great day yesterday.  Hot and sunny.  Miriam and I drove to the iron age fort near Warham (pronounced Worram) for a brief look.  We've been there many, many times with the boys when they were small but Miriam had only just heard about it.  This is what the fort looks like from the air.  A great defensive earthwork with the river forming one boundary.  We stood on the rim near the massive oak tree.

We drove up the road into Warham to a small cottage where Miriam had had bed and breakfast on her recent walk about.  The lady there was expecting us and had some plants for us (aquilegias and verbenas) and also welcomed us in for a cup of tea.

Sue in her kitchen

Sue also let us park at her house and we walked north from Wareham to the coast and then turned left along the coastal path to Wells, having our picnic lunch on the way.

We walked through Wells and up to the little train station for the miniature railway which goes between Wells and Walsingham.  As we were only going one stop, the conductor let us share a ticket! 

The train sets off after dropping us at Warham

The train gets up steam

On the way back to Warham we passed a pretty cottage and an interesting doorway. 

As we plodded on our hot and weary way to Warham we planned the cold drink we would have at the pub. I told Miriam they always used to serve home made lemonade and we both started drooling.  We walk into the pub and waited at the bar (unchanged since my last visit several years ago).  In the end someone came and announced that she was closed and couldn't serve us.  We appealed, she said she had to go home, but that Miriam could use the loo.   Off went Miriam and I sat in the bar while the woman took glasses in and out of the dishwasher.  Miriam was a good few minutes during which we could have got our lemonade!  I sat there glaring, but mine hostess was unmoved.   A good example of lousy customer relations!  

The pollen count was very high today and my eyes were burning by the time I got home despite the antihistamine I'd taken.  Just found the energy to put up my plants and given them a good watering before falling asleep!