Thursday, May 31, 2007

MASSIVE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND! #2 - RICHMOND PARK






Kate arrives late Friday night for a weekend stay at my place, which has become her escape from the toffee-nosed tossers she is nannying for! Our mission, is to drive through London to the south to meet up with a friend of Kates, called Carlos, who is taking us for a day trip to Richmond Park! We feel all safari and special when we jump into his London Wildlife Trust 4WD and head off through the busy weekend traffic to the peace and serenity that is Richmond Park.

Upon arrival, we immedialtely see herds of deer just off the road, and I imagine it is at this point that Carlo wonders what he has got himself into when I proceed to scream and squeal in excitement like a four year old child! After a drive through the park, we grab our picnic and proceed to set off on a four hour walk.

Carlo is a wealth of information, and I keep badgering him as to what is that tree and is that a crow or a raven? The old gnarled and twisted oak trees are my favourite, looking like something out of a wild magic forrest that you can imagine at night time, come alive and eat unwary children! I am delighted when we come accross a gloriously handsome raven and have the opportunity to admire his splendour.

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