The Minis' Adventure

The weather has not been very good since the Minis arrived at Baboon HQ, so they have not been on many adventures.  All that changed this week so we took them on one of our favourite walks.  But before that they had to have a good meal the night before all that walking.  So they chose homemade pizzas.

That should give them enough energy!

The walk starts from Baboon HQ and we soon got to the start of the walk, on a wooded path.

After a while we reached a bridge across a stream, with ducks.

The Minis stopped to chat to the ducks.

Soon we reached the 14th century church of Holy Cross, in the village of Binstead.  This is a very historic church in the woods.

Near the church the Minis saw some spring blossom.  You can just see them sitting on the hedge under the tree.

We came across this head of somebody.  We think it might be Queen Victoria.  The Minis stopped to say hello, but she wasn't awfully friendly.

Next we came to the ruins of the ancient Quarr Abbey, that was destroyed when King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, after his break from the Roman Catholic church.  The Minis stood in the hedge to see the  sheep grazing in the ruins.

Before we came to the newer abbey the boys found this little hut, where somebody was selling eggs.  They played in the shaft that is used for collecting the money.

Quite soon we came to the newer abbey and the Minis stood on yet another hedge to have a look.  This building is described at Moorish Expressionist, it was built in 1910.  Mini Snuffy, as a designer, was interested in the shapes.

At the abbey there were some pigs.  The boys had a look but the pigs thought they might be food, so we didn't hang around too long.

No piglets yet, but soon we hope!!

We walked down to the car ferry terminal at Fishbourne, this ferry goes to Portsmouth.

The boys just had time to admire the village green at Fishbourne,

with its beautiful daffodils, before Mini Tweak noticed this sign.

This was the Fishbourne Inn.

We went in for ......

coffee!!  It is not clear whether Tweak was turning his back on the coffee in disgust, or resting against the cup in exhaustion.  He didn't get any wine there, but he will tonight.

Then we went home, the same way.

The Minis will get more adventures now that the weather is better, so keep watching.  They still have a VIP to meet!!