Friday, June 27, 2014

Exploring England: Hiking & Biking

Hello all! It has been a while since I have blogged and I thought it was time! We are still loving our adventures and travels, although we have been staying on "the island" since the Belgium trip. Luckily, the weather has been mostly fantastic, 60s and sunny which is perfect for getting out and taking long walks and bike rides. Here are some pictures from a 4 mile walk we did near the coast, a 14 mile bike ride through the Thetford Forest and an 8 mile bike ride in the surrounding areas of our village. I hope you enjoy!!
We started our walk at an old Pub.

We weaved over this little river a couple of times. Emily loved looking for fish!

Public footpaths straight through fields.

So close to the coast line (3 miles or less) there were seashells in the soil.

Emily is always leading the way.

We found some cows along the path.

We found this old building. I love finding old run down buildings on our adventures!

Almost to the water, although it was marsh land between us so we didn't make it the beach on this walk.

One of my favorite things about England are the public footpaths EVERYWHERE!

Wild poppies in bloom.

An old windmill.

This is actually from our garden, the caterpillars have arrived!

Nick got a new bike for Father's Day so we took the caravan out camping and the bikes on a long ride!

Old railroad crossing bridge.

Dirt paths and wooden signs.

Trumpet flowers... I may or may not have climbed over a barbed wire fence for this picture.
Riding through a small village we found this fantastic old house.



Tower ruins through the field


Our bike ride through the fields... Nick is not allowed to choose our routes anymore!

Abandoned barn in the field.

Up close to the abandoned barn.

Straight through a field of sheep, still a marked public footpath!

   
And through a working farm.


We are loving our adventures here and are so thrilled to have the chance to take advantage of all of these opportunities! See you on the next adventure...

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