A weekday walk

This week our person is not working, so the Minis were taken for a walk.  They started by walking down the disused railway line, that they have been down a few times, and got to Yarmouth.  They walked along towards Victoria Country Park.  The waves were big, so they didn't stop to take pictures, for fear of being washed away.

When they got to a safer bit of beach, just outside Yarmouth, they started to see interesting things ahead.

The first thing to see, when you get to Victoria Country Park, is Fort Victoria.  The Minis were keen to get into this cannon.  As an Arsenal supporting organisation, Baboon HQ very much approves of cannons (when used peacefully).

The Minis could just see Hurst Castle lighthouse in the distance.  Man-person held them up to get a better view.  More about that later.

They met this friendly dolphin, who lives by the shore at Fort Victoria.

The weather was hot and they sunbathed on his fin.

In Victoria Country Park they found this comfortable, shady seat and had a rest.

Further on they met this friendly man, who was drinking tea on a bench.  They stopped for a chat.

Near the exit to the country park, they got a better view of Hurst Castle.  This is attached to the mainland by a pebble spit.  You can walk out there from a village on the mainland, called Keyhaven, which is near where our friend Kirsty, from Twitter is.

The castle was built by King Henry VIII, yes, the one who had six wives!  It was built to protect the Solent (the seaway between the island and the mainland), from the French or Spanish.  It was important to stop them getting to his naval base of Portsmouth.

The Minis carried on to walk down a footpath, through Freshwater town, and back to the car.  They will have another outing today.  The weather is lovely and we will enjoy the outdoors.