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New Forest - The Rising Sun

21/8/2015

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21st August 2015
Wootton.  From the Rising Sun
Rob
Rob, Peter, Ray
Around 6 miles including various diversions
Rising Sun
Rising Sun ★★▲
There was only one other car in the car park when we arrived just before 10:30 but it was pretty full when we left after our late lunch.
We had all forgotten what a long walk it is from the pub down to the stream that runs into Sway Lakes and eventually feeds the Avon.  It was starting to feel quite warm out in the open.  When we arrived at the stream we were a bit surprised to find a lot of water.  So we wandered around trying to find a crossing.  Not the first time we have hit this problem but we found a route a bit more quickly this time.   Have a look at 14th January 2015 and you can see what I mean!
You could make this walk quite a bit shorter if you were prepared to get your feet wet.  We prefer battling through undergrowth and leaping across water!
To be fair I should say that the wanderings on the far side of the stream were while we were resting, chatting to some cyclists who were lost and taking photos.
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We then followed some very pleasant small tracks through the woods and up to High Tops Caravan Site.
We found a picnic table that had kindly been left for us and enjoyed our morning break with Romy's courgette cake as a bonus.  It's a good job that Rob grows lots of them.
We continued to follow the smaller tracks into Broadley Inclosure with only a couple small detours.  The iPad mini and OS Map Finder is now Rob's best friend.  His previous lack of confidence, shattered by Peter's cruel comments, has finally returned.  Down towards the southwest corner of Broadley Inclosure we had a bit more fun as the tracks were invisible and a bridge vanished.  We knew where we were but the tracks did not exist where shown on the map.  So we wiggled about.
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Once that was sorted it was a pleasant stroll back to the Rising Sun for lunch - and very good it was too.
Ray had decided to go vegetarian.  Rob and Peter chose the chicken and ham pie and - yes you guessed it - Ray had the same.  We also had a proper decent sized pot of tea with extra water supplied as standard.
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A moments thought
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An unusual angle on a tree. A common sight in Broadley Inclosure
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Bog Myrtle nearly flowering
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