Sunshine, storms and narrow roads

 I've got another day before before I head home.  Mark will come here from work tomorrow and we will pack up on Saturday morning, the caravan stays on this site so It shouldn't take too long.  I've enjoyed my break, a change of scenery and some quiet time was just what I needed.  I've gone out a couple times but mostly stayed close to the van and been for walks.

Eastnor Castle is a short drive away but unfortunately It's only open certain days and the next available date was in May, that was disappointing but I did walk through the deer park which is part of their land and popular with dog walkers.  The main pathway is hardstanding so suitable for all and the views are lovely.

Unfortunately I didn't see any deer, and as you can see it was rather overcast and rather windy up there.  You can wander of the designated pathway across the fields but the weather put me off and after an hour I headed back to the car.  There is a café at the bottom with a covered picnic area where I enjoyed a coffee and my book for a while.

I decided to drive up to Eastnor Castle on the way back and double check the opening times, the lane is narrow and on the way back down there was an old steam engine which had stopped and was having trouble starting again, after waiting ten minutes or so I decided to turn around and see where the lane took me.

I didn't encounter another vehicle on this narrow road but there were pheasants aplenty.

And a ford!  I haven't seen a ford in years

There were a few houses dotted along the way, even the side view of this one is cute,

I visited Ledbury the day before and the weather was completely different

Yesterday started off bright and sunny but a rain storm was due in the afternoon, and boy did it come down, we even had thunder and lightening right overhead for a good half hour.

 And then just like that It all cleared and the blue sky returned and I had a walk into Upton to stretch my legs.

You'd hardly believe it was the same day!

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