Today Margie and Brenda (wife of Chris' coworker, Bob, that is here visiting for a week) ventured to Blue Pool. It is termed a "site of scientific interest" because it was a former clay pit (the Romans were the first to use the clay approx. 400yrs. ago) that was then abandoned in the 19th century and filled naturally with rain water. What is unique about it is the wide variety of shades of color within the pool. It is indeed very blue and really clear.
We did the walk through the woods around the lake and looked at the letter markers (A-Z) and looked for all the fairy doors (and kept a checklist) as we went. Luckily it turned out to be a gorgeous sunny morning and we timed it just right (it quickly changed to pouring rain when Margie dropped us off around 1:45pm). We also kept our eye out for the fox cubs but didn't end up spotting them. Then we stopped for tea at the team room and Ethan scored some ice cream. We pinpointed that Cream Tea does not mean some sort of special tea with cream but tea that comes with two scones and clotted cream (butter) and jam.
Alley way to our townhouse:
Hanging out waiting to leave:
Hailey looks like she is scolding Ethan here:
Blue Pool and the mysterious different shades of blue:
Lounging in the sun outside the teddy bear gift shop:
Hailey is still obsessed with her coat(s) and wants to one or both on even when we are just at home. She's been wearing her new rain jacket (I got sick of everyone asking about Ethan's "brother" (green is a unisex color, people!) when she wore the green raincoat). Hopefully turquoise with lemons will be girly enough. :)
Just hanging out post nap:
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