First full day at Champneys as well as
being the 98th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Lusitania. Woke up with
the sunshine streaming through the chink in my curtain. Went down for an early morning swim and
shower – decided to give the steam room and plunge pool a miss this
morning. Usual “healthy” breakfast – put
as I enjoy the food here so much it tends to be eaten in excess which probably
makes it unhealthy! After breakfast went
for a long walk through the forest and then up the hill to the communications
mast which overlooks the Forest Mere Estate.
Wonderful view today with such a beautiful landscape. The only blot is the sound of gunfire from
the Borden Military Ranges and frequent yellow signs warning the unwary about
unexploded shells and other armaments in the vicinity. Eventually the sounds of rapid small arms
fire ceased and as I returned back to the lower reaches of the forest near to
Champneys the sounds of aggression were replaced with the sound of a
cuckoo. Summer is really here. The sun is shining but the weather is not too
hot. A lovely lunch in the Terrace
Restaurant – coronation chicken salad and broiled salmon with mushrooms and
vegetables followed by Champneys’ Mess – fromage frais with smashed
meringue. Had a little nap after lunch
and then to my thalassotherapy session – in the pool all on my own – which was
lovely. Felt very refreshed and de-toxed
afterwards. Went for a stroll around the
grounds before dinner – hundreds of rabbits on the lawn to add to the
geese. Dinner tonight (in the Terrace
Restaurant) was grilled spiced prawns followed by pork fillets on a bed of
sliced apples and celery with seasonal vegetables. This was followed by a parfait with fruits of
the forest an caramel. Read some more of
Adrian Plass’s book after dinner and then retired to my room to watch I
Claudius followed by a documentary about the artworks of the early Roman
Emperors. So nice to just chill out for
a couple of days. Will buy Sara a
Loyalty Voucher. She most certainly
deserves it after all she has had to put up with recently – from many different
sources.
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