Trosley Trek with our Kev!

Bear, Penguin and their friend Kevin went out on a sunny day for sunshine and exploration at Trosley Country Park!

We found weird shaped sticks. Kevin had “The Claw”, Penguin had a Pirate Sword and Bear had a long sword. It was rather amusing for grown adults to hit stuff and mess around with nature. It really is the small things in life that entertained us on our super long nature walk/trek!

Especially when we find a sign that reads “Easy Access” – highly entertaining!

Then after the “Easy Access” fiasco we found… “Sheep Not Grazing”… I mean what does that even mean!? So naturally we took turns to be the (Apparently Crazy!!!) Sheep that according to some nature wood sign maker wasn’t grazing.

Got wood? Baaa!

Not far out of Trosley Park you can find a historic burial place called Coldrum Long Barrow. I wont bore you with the history but if you are interested or even a slight bit curious here a link to some information.

Don’t say we aint helpful… xD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldrum_Long_Barrow

On the higher part of the site is a tree where people have tied photos, wishes for the departed and general tassels and ribbons that look absolutely sublime if you ever get to see it! It truly is a mind- blowing experience. We didn’t know that this existed so we didn’t come prepared at all. So Bear ended up tied a Parma-Violets Wrapper onto a branch with a yellow hair band and Penguin tied on her beaded ring that she made. We feel like we had some sort, it may be small, input into the experience that others will now see.

We found quite a handily placed map and headed for Trottiscliffe; the town just south of Trosley Country Park. Somehow on the way I was still hitting stuff… including walls… until I broke a part (Very Much by Accident!!!). The stick had to go!

After a few hours trekking and seeing the sights and landmarks we found a lovely deserving paradise, Especially for Kevin. Yes we found a pub! The George – it was beautiful and nicely situated… I mean if you were ever going to build a pub in a perfect location you would have to build it on top of this one…

Kevin said he got a surprise for us… It was a little worrying but mainly exciting. Turns out it was ice –cream!!! A beautiful collation of mouth watering ice-cream, at the top it had Strawberry as if it was an actually chilled strawberry – the flavour was so intense and gorgeous. Then Vanilla – with actual vanilla pod seeds in it – ending with the rich velvety chocolate. We were in heaven! Especially when Kevin gets cheesy chips so we can mix them together. Verdict: Warm and cold tastes good together and yes even cheesy chips and Vanilla ice-cream xD.

To get back into Trosley Country Park we could either go back the way we came from, go around in a complete circuit or head up a hill that Kevin told us about. Somehow he didn’t stress enough the sheer steepness of this hill! Most the way we had to reply on rabbit holes and mole moulds to kind of use as a ladder to get to the top, even taking a few pit-stops. Mostly to admire the view and to have a daydream and snuggle – we must have looked crazy! We had climbed so high we could see the shore line of Dover in the View and every town in-between! Looking back it looks like we were facing a cliff drop but it was definitely the steepest hill we had ever climbed up!

There is never a park we pass that we could ever resist! Our inner child just HAS to slide and swing and obstacle like we are 10 years old again! Ah the joys! We went backwards down the slide, down in pairs and groups. But then Kevin mentioned a wavy slide that he had discovered.

Goodbye straight normal slide…

                                                            HELLO wavy amazing slide!!!

We went forwards, backwards, upside down you name it. Even power slided like rock stars!!! We were there for other an hour. There was even our favourite type of swing!

AHHH HEAVEN!!!

What a friggin day!!!

What a friggin day indeed!!!

- a happily exhausted Bear & Penguin! x x x