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Southampton 2022 - Out for a walk (Day 4)

Although we had planned a lot of activities for our holiday, we do try to keep some days for just going off and exploring. Today we planned to walk from Warsash to Lee-on-Solent. Admittedly, we didn’t quite make it that far as we decided to turn back at Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve after Nicole admitted that it was a bit of a longer walk in reality than she expected when planning it. This wasn’t helped by the beginning of the walk being quite difficult. It was a rocky beach which just made walking about 1000x more difficult than it needed to be. It also felt like it took longer than it did as there was a big detour around a caravan park that took you off the coast for a little bit. What is it with the south coast and it’s pebbly beaches?! The were some breath-taking views across to the Isle of Wight, and we discovered a lovely little cafĂ© at Titchfield Haven from which we got some lemon cake and tiffin to share. They were both delicious, however I need to learn that tiffin is too sweet for me! As it was raining and windy, and seeing as I was cold, I also had a hot chocolate which was delicious. Next time we might make it all the way, but we have decided that we would maybe head into Portsmouth next time and view the Naval Yard and all that it has to offer. Upon returning to the car, the pain from the walk started to hit. I had excruciating pain in the sole of my foot, meaning it didn’t look good for the rest of the holiday. You’ll have to keep reading to see how I got on.



The evening was spent with one of Nicole’s closest friends. We planned a game night as we all enjoy a good board game. We also made one of the recipes that I first cooked for Nicole, tomato risotto. It may sound simple, but it is truly quite delicious and naturally gluten free, so the worry of what to have that would suit all was dealt with. Game wise, we played Ticket to Ride Europe, Harry Potter Battle of Hogwarts, and EXIT (an escape room type game). Both Ticket to Ride and Battle of Hogwarts are much harder with more people, or maybe we have just gotten to accustomed to playing with on just the two of us! EXIT was a great game; it was an equal amount of challenge and fun. Although they are not repeatable games, we all enjoyed it and I would even possibly look into purchasing other games.


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