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From boats to the Bullring
... for a while and wondered what happened if Santas reindeer went sick before the big night, would there be enough to get Santa around to deliver presents.
We had another mooch of the stalls before heading back for a reindeer burger and then a banana coated in chocolate on a stick, which was lovely and tasty, before heading home, it took about an hour and a half to get home after a very nice day out.
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Day 12
... him in his cab too & fro on many occasions. Gary was a gem and one of those people even tho they may only influence your life for a split second or number of minutes, reminds you that there are genuinely nice people out there. After a short wait we joined the snaking queue and ran through the gets to our train, we managed to procure a lovely seat positioned right next to the toilet. We had to build a little fort to block our line of sight of the trains patrons ...
Wonderful Waxwings
... areas of the northern hemisphere, where people are probably a rare site, they have a surprising tendency to turn up in unexpected and thoroughly un-widernessy areas. Look for them in Tesco car parks, outside KFCs and on business and industrial parks and don't expect to see them during a pleasant rural stroll. There's a reason. They are not the chavs of the bird world. They don't like to break in to unattended cars. However the sort of places that they are seen ...
Final thoughts
... to acknowledge my presence whilst attending to all Phil's food & drink related needs! I finally had to speak up and insist on a glass - difficult to imagine I know! [Phil: And even then, she didn't drink it!!!] Don't like being ignored! We were then introduced to the equally delightful [but less partisan] chef who was pleased we had enjoyed his food and told us his life story! And the Maitre De came for a chat.
To add to his conquests Phil then exchanged ...
Hail to the Bunting
... either on the road, in the verge or in the hedgerows. Probably thousands. Redwings formed the bulk of them, then Fieldfares, Blackbirds and Mistle Thrushes. There were also finches and possibly buntings too, although it was mainly too dark to tell. I had to slow down several times to avoid crushing birds that seemed too tired to fly away under my tyres.
I finally found the track to the Ringstead Down reserve just after sunrise. I’d seen it once before ...