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Crossing the old Severn Bridge.15:31:33
We arrived in the Wye Valley slightly too early to check into our cottage, so we first went to visit the Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop and Cafe.15:33:08
Our afternoon tea at the cafe (they were closing early for a private event so could only offer takeaway containers).15:35:28
Thistles in the shop/cafe garden.
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Our cottage for the weekend: Monks Hall in Brockweir.16:08:49
Ye Olde Wifi.16:10:54
The kitchen.16:17:48
The lounge.
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The lounge from the other angle.16:19:03
The main bedroom.16:24:06
The garden, and one side of the house.16:24:29
Chie and Erika on the steps.
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We decided to go for a little walk before dinner. Here's Brockweir Bridge.17:31:04
Brockweir Bridge at a slightly longer distance.17:31:09
More of the Wye Valley.17:33:06
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The three of us (I think I'm eating something) and Brockweir Bridge in the background.17:42:34
Erika on a hay bale.17:47:43
The Wye.17:47:46
We found this spot where we could get down to the water, albeit quite muddy.
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Chie and Erika more or less standing in the Wye.17:48:55
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Video of the girls on the river.17:52:22
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Video of the Wye.18:10:19
A scorpion fly apparently.18:10:24
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Heading back to the house.18:13:23
Cakehole.
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We decided to make pizza (almost) from scratch this evening. I was a bit worried it was going awry while it was baking, but the end result wasn't bad.19:21:13
Close up on one of the pizzas.19:51:22
The kitchen table in a nice light after dinner.19:51:48
Erika being very helpful and washing up.
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Later on I headed down to the river once again.20:35:34
I had picked up some of the (very) local wine in the village shop earlier, and decided this would be a good spot to have some.20:35:39
The vineyard is about a mile away.20:39:20
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I found a little bench overlooking the river.21:42:50
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Back at the house now.22:29:15
The awnings.