Saturday, 21 December 2013

Year End - 2013

 I’ve been out moving my geocaches around and this photo is from Bratley Wood, New Forest, where one of them is hidden.

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Near Bolderwood, New Forest

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A Sunday morning turned into a real adventure. Two ponies helping me repair a puncture. There’s a really long story to this photo, but there just isn’t space to write it all down. I did get it repaired eventually.

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Lunch at Eastney Cruising Association, Southsea. We met up with our Portsmouth friends for lunch on a beautiful day.

Stuart, Geoff and Glyn

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         Sybil, Joy and Sue                              Geoff and Glyn

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         Sue and Joy                                          Sybil and Sue Jones

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Ready for lunch

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Another day moving geocaches around. The weather was very overcast and it looked like rain, but held off. This is a view from the top of the ‘submarine pens’. On the left is a straight track which is known as the ‘line target’ and the pond to the right is a watery bomb crater. This area during the war was a test bombing range and these are some of the features that remain. If you want to know more Google ‘Ashley Walk bombing range’.

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I’ve been leading rambles for the New Forest Ramblers recently – I didn’t get the weather right for this one.

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November on Bournemouth seafront overlooking the sea – fantastic weather

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Geocaching on Holt Heath near Wimborne Minster.

As you can see this is wonderful weather (21st Dec.) - the following day (today) the weather is terrible, rain and high winds. We found all 5 caches.

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Oldie Photo – so old it’s black and white

Stuart and Sue in the early 70’s

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Sue and Stuart wish all our readers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year