Yesterday Bokkie battened down the hatches to repel the fiercest heat Europe has ever seen but it turned out we had chose our hideaway well - the heat never happened in our spot. While the rest of the UK and most of Europe sizzled with record-breaking temperatures, we were dodging showers and running out to sit in the sun every time it came out. I even commented at one stage that I had goosebumps while sitting in the sun in the second hottest day the UK has ever seen - bizarre.
We went for a walk in the evening but spent most of the day reading, relaxing and playing Scrabble. It has been lovely to be able to live outdoors a bit more, and we have done most of our cooking outside.
This morning, with cooler temperatures forecast, we got the bikes out and pedalled to nearby Corfe Castle. It is pretty hilly around here and we were seriously out of breath when we arrived - definitely need to get on the bikes more! The town itself was very busy with a lot of traffic, as we are in peak summer holiday in England. We had a lovely time exploring the town, and even had ice creams to celebrate summer.
For those who are interested: Corfe Castle was built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, and is one of the earliest castles to be built at that time using stone, rather than earth and timber. It's played a strong part in the history of England, and is currently a scheduled ancient monument, owned by The National Trust.
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| No rest for the farmers, as the harvesting needs to be done |
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| Corfe Castle in the distance |
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| The lovely village of Corfe |
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| Corfe Castle in the distance, surrounded by the village and beautiful countryside |
It looks like the weekend parties are starting up in the campsite, hopefully not too rowdy.
Tomorrow we will uproot and move to another campsite closer to our next house-sit due to start on Monday.
Bonus pic: the local wildlife is amazing with pheasant walking through the campsite, and Toni also saw a pine marten just outside camp (sadly she did not have the camera with her).
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