February so far as been a busy month and passed fairly quickly for me. The first part of the month saw us once again in one of our favorite walking places. This was near Church Stretton, Shropshire and The Long Mynd with its high peaks, moors and beautiful landscape views of The West Midlands and Wales beyond. Was a mild Friday day for February and the sun shone all day. The wind was a bit fierce in places but this added to my enjoyment. We shared the day with a friend who also enjoyed the walk and was very helpful with Spritzer and kept her from trying to chase sheep which is a big no ! no !.
On the proceeding Sunday saw Jon, Spritzer and I walking round Edgehill, Warwickshire where we came across a secluded village called Ratley which seemed to have been tucked away amongst the Warwickshire hills and time forgotten about, it had a little surreal feeling for me. While on our walk we came across a field of alpacas which was a exciting and unusual find, not the sought of things you expect to see out on a local walk.
One of the most recent events and topics of late I guess as been the weather where we got a taste of winter with two days of solid snow which left a deep white blanket on the ground and the trees and roof tops covered. We don't get snow like that here too often so was a little bit of a novelty despite causing some dicey driving conditions and a little inconvenience. Spritzer loved it and we had great fun rolling gigantic snowballs in the local park.
After the snow cleared and the rain melted what was left we headed to Ashford, Kent to drive some friends to a bikers club meeting they are known as the DOGS. While we were down in Kent Jon and I headed on to Dover and took the ferry across The Channel to Calais. The journey was pleasant as the sun came out for a little while just as we were leaving Dover which left a bright shimmer on the sea. The white cliffs of Dover as always looked impressive as we left England’s shores. Calais was an experience with its little boutiques and interesting shops to peer through most fronted by colourful neon signs. We treated our self to some cheap goodies on the boat on our sailing back which where a lot cheaper than in the UK. Was an interesting day but very tiring as we left Coventry at 7.30am and did not arrive home till 3am next day.
Well that's about it now happy traveling and may your God go with you where ever you go
Land Sea And Snow Photos
Winter Walk Edgehill
Church Stretton And Long Mynd Photos
You Tube Long Mynd
