New Forest and Lymington

The New Forest, and Rachelle directing us ("We're not lost!")

One slightly dreary and wet Saturday, Rachelle, Tom and I headed to the New Forest (near Southhampton) for a day's hiking in the New Forest. The hiking quickly turned to mud shuffling, and almost getting lost on the multitudes of paths through the forest (Though Rachelle will contend that we were never lost!). We gave up at lunch - it was really quite wet, and after a pub lunch, we decided instead to ride the train system for the afternoon. Hopping on a train to Lymington, the starting point for ferries to the Isle of Wight, we were expecting to find a windswept port set by an uninteresting seaside village. We were pleasantly surprised to find a sizable town, set on a pretty marina, and the sun had just decided to come out. We watched the pretty sunset as we left on the train. All in all, it was an enjoyable day!

The Marina of Lymington at sunset