04 - Beaulieu
After the usual breakfast, we were off to
Beaulieu
(think Ferris
 Bueller
except Bue-lee) where we visited in addition to the estate grounds,
the
James Bond Experience (original cars and stuff from the movies),
Mill Pond,
Beaulieu Abbey, a Victorian flower garden, the
Rufus Stone (possibly) (blimey who cares I still do not know
what it is or really even care), the Secret Army Exhibition ( I
guess no longer a secret), and the
National Motor
Museum (cars from all eras back to the first cars
 ever
built).That took most of 5 hours so after that we did some driving, saw the New Forest and the wild ponies (they live in the forest, they feed at the side of the road). Later we walked the along the shore to Spice Island where with me mush Tony, and Jane and  Lisa,
I had a couple of pints at the Still & West. We drank
Fosters (super chilled non o this room temperature beer) and
they drank London Pride (yep room temperature warm beer). From there
we walked to the
Gunwharf
Quay to have Italian at Strada.More walking after that to end a terrific day. Again we avoided the rain, with the temperature being a comfortable cool. |
On the way to Beaulieu and later Spice
Island |
National Motor Museum (cars
cars cars) |
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Beaulieu |
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