It sounds like an Enid Blyton novel, doesn’t it?
Well that’s what it could have been… the Famous Five go wild in
Sherwood Forest.
And that’s why there has been no real cooking…..
What happened is that 5 friends decided to hire a villa in
Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest for a girls weekend.
The villa was fabulous with a flat screen television, a real fireplace,
comfy seating for all of us and free internet access.
The living room windows opened out onto that fantastic view.
And at the edge there was a lovely river.
There were ducks and swans and moorhens
Some of them came to stare through our windows in
the hope of getting something to eat…..
Swans appeared and pecked at the windows as we walked past
And those of you who are friends with Omnivorous Bear on Facebook
will recognise one of the victims being pecked!
It was like a Disney movie with all the animals coming up
to the window to ask for food.
There was even a strange dark grey swan.
The Subtropical Swimming Paradise was just that….. with rock pools and spa pools.
We lazed and chatted in the bubbles, we swam outside in the heated pools in
the moonlight…
…and careered down water rapids, face first.
And because it was Sherwood Forest, home of Robin Hood ,
we took archery lessons.
Walking through the woods, we found toadstools – the Amanita muscaria
– the sort of toadstools you might expect to see with gnomes…..
Or even small bears…
We hired bicycles and cycled through the woods….
and got something to eat from the pub…..
And raised glasses to ourselves as we made toasts to what was turning out to be
a brilliant weekend.
And that’s where the ginger beer entered the equation…
Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer to be precise.
Oh it was delicious…and oh, how it made us laugh!
That would be the 4% alcohol, I bet.
And I’m assuming that none of the real Famous Five had THAT kind of kick
from their ginger beer!
And that is why there was no real cooking….
we were too busy laughing and eating and drinking!
Cheers girls! It was a fabulous weekend and you were all fabulous company.
Normal service will be resumed shortly.
I love Crabbies…but not as much as I love you Mrs K! What a wonderful story!
It was fantastic Lolly! If I win the Lottery I shall organise a trip and pay for us all to go! You would love it!
I want to go there now!
So you’re in, too, Val! I tell, it was FABULOUS! There’s something really lovely about a group of gorgeous girls just relaxing and having fun!
I shall have to book a whole chain of villas!
lovely pic toadstool and bear is so cute!
That looks like such a lovely place! I want to go, too!
Ah Wendy, this looks totally fantastic, I wish I went, can I come with you next time.
Totally fab time, great place for cooking as well with the kitchen all set up for you! Particularly liked having the fire, something I cannot manage at home in the flat!! Nice to see a bit of the countryside too.
That could be a great team weekend away! Fantastic!