Village of Beer
After visiting the Darley Oak tree near Upton-Cross we made our way up to Honiton to fuel up and I asked my partner how far we were from Beer, a village on the Jurassic Coast that he raved about. Turns out we weren't that far and I coerced him into a detour so I could visit it as well. Well worth the diversion, it's GORGEOUS. There is something about the water especially oceans that calms and fascinates me--I am a Pisces so there must be a little something to the astrology stuff--and I could have spent hours on that stone beach. As it was we were there for little over an hour walking about and sitting in the sun enjoying an ice-cream. Hopefully we will be able to go back for an extended visit before my time in the UK ends.
Walking down to the beach
The mutts and I walking over to the chalk cliffs, yes I *had* to touch them
The walkways were quite handy because the stones were difficult to walk on, it was one step forward and 2 or 3 back
Deck chairs at Ducky's where we enjoyed our ice creams, even Ben and Elsie got to partake
Our 'detours' didn't end with Beer though, I'd spotted a picture on the web of an interesting sign posted on a bridge so of course we needed to stop and get one of our own!
Dorset bridge
That's one way to get to Australia, eh? This is located just outside the town of Sturminster Newton, the afternoon sun was beginning to make the driver sleepy so while he took a catnap the mutts and I went out for a walk along part of the North Dorset Trailway--adding another place to the bucket list of areas I want to run. It was quite a friendly place and everyone was willing to allow their dogs to say 'hello' to each other which is becoming quite rare nowadays.
Finally we were on our way to the last planned stopping place for our road trip, Savernake Forest, home of The Big Belly Oak or Big Bellied Oak depending on what you read. The forest is actually home to quite a few interesting trees but a full day needs to be allocated to exploring the area and we didn't have time to go for a proper walk there. The Big Belly Oak is located right next to the A346 and while we knew that there was no place to park nearby we didn't realise just how busy the road actually was so our picture was taken on the move from the passenger seat of the car.
The Big Belly Oak
Because of being limited to 'drive-by' photography there is no picture of the Great British Trees plaque. The undergrowth appeared to be so tall that I'm not sure we would have found it even if we could have stopped.
The Uffington White Horse
One final stop on the trek back home found us eating burgers at the base of the White Horse Hill near Uffington, another place that is on the list of must visit again spots since I didn't get to actually walk along it (the partner and I have very differing views on what constitutes a visit to a place!).
Me being pouty because I was so close yet so far away from the White Horse
As you can see we packed quite a bit into a one day road trip! Hopefully we can go on another soon before we lose all the wonderful summer sun.
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