Two Walks in the Forest and Then Two Beers.............................................
March 12th 2022 As we hoped for, the norwester wind that had sprung up during the night calmed down as the sun rose rather dramatically from the sea on the horizon.
Breakfast on the terrace in already a warm temperature was a pleasant experience and it might have been easy to say ‘let’s just kick back and not go tramping off into the forest today’.
However, we have only one full day here in Gore Bay so we
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