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June Nicki and I had a wonderful week in Dorset doing lot's of long
country walks and choosing ,by chance, probably the hottest week of the
year. In spite of this we did find time to let me have a Wendy day out
too. We had rented a cottage with this in mind, thinking that the
isolation would make things more relaxing. But as it turned out the
cottage was rather nearer to civilisation than we'd expected. Still it
was pleasant enough and I had no real complaints until we discovered
that there would be workmen in the garden digging out a ditch all week!
This was a pain because, having seen me in guy mode, if they then saw me
in girl mode too it might raise awkward questions. Still there was no
way I was missing my day out so, avoiding presenting myself at the
windows whilst dressing, I got myself ready for the day. As it had been
so hot I felt there would be no issues in wearing a short denim skirt
and white camisole top. After all it was exactly the sort of thing we
had seen other girls wearing throughout the week. Nicki was a bit
concerned she had already over done the sun so opted for trousers. We'd
also bought me a white cricket hat which actually looked quite girlie
with all the hair I have now. |
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eleven o'clock I was finally ready and, as luck would have it the
workmen had disappeared, presumably for their tea break. We had decided
that it would be fun to take the steam train from nearby Norton Junction
to Swanage on the coast. The drive to Norton was uneventful but we
arrived just as the train was leaving. A chat with the car park
attendant told us we had forty minutes to wait for the next train. |
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  Luckily,
the station is very near to the village of Corfe and it's famous castle.
Now we had already visited the castle the previous day but we thought it
would be nice to see if from a different perspective so that's what we
did, taking a few snaps whilst we were at it. Then we headed back to the
station. |
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now the train had arrived so we boarded it, found ourselves seats and
settled down for the journey. Oh my goodness! It was like a furnace in
the carriage. Even when we got going it wasn't much cooler. Still it was
a new experience and the journey only lasted about thirty minutes so it
wasn't too bad in the end. All the kids on board seemed to enjoy it and
we did get great views of Corfe castle too. |
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But by the time we reached
Swanage Nicki really was boiling in her trousers. So we hit the shops in
an attempt to find her some nice cool shorts. After a few attempts we
did just that so she was able to wear them for the rest of the day. |
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had a good look at the shops but not buying anything else, we found a
restaurant for dinner, just off the sea front with plenty of indirect
sunlight and some pleasant shade too. Thankfully the sea breezes also
meant it really was pleasantly cool. We had a nice leisurely lunch
(salmon with new potatoes) and then headed down to the waterfront. |
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now the sun was beating down and even though it was pretty windy we
wanted to be by the sea so we hunted for a little shade. As luck would
have it we found sheltered beach with two old gentlemen sitting on it
who were willing to make room for us so we could at last take a rest. I
didn't feel like getting all sandy but I wanted to have a picture near
the sand so I got Nicki to take these two from her sheltered position! |
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Next we headed up to the
ornamental gardens where there were some lovely old trees which again
provided us with some shade. We joined a number of other girls, who were
doing likewise, and chilled out for a bit. |
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  With
an hour still to spare we decided to have one further walk around the
back streets of Swanage, spotting the Tithe Barn and the water mill.
Then it was back to the station. After an even hotter journey than the
outbound one, we finally returned to Norton, picked up the car and
returned to the cottage for a nice long bath ! |
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By
eleven o'clock I was finally ready and, as luck would have it the
workmen had disappeared, presumably for their tea break. We had decided
that it would be fun to take the steam train from nearby Norton Junction
to Swanage on the coast. The drive to Norton was uneventful but we
arrived just as the train was leaving. A chat with the car park
attendant told us we had forty minutes to wait for the next train. 
Luckily,
the station is very near to the village of Corfe and it's famous castle.
Now we had already visited the castle the previous day but we thought it
would be nice to see if from a different perspective so that's what we
did, taking a few snaps whilst we were at it. Then we headed back to the
station.
By
now the train had arrived so we boarded it, found ourselves seats and
settled down for the journey. Oh my goodness! It was like a furnace in
the carriage. Even when we got going it wasn't much cooler. Still it was
a new experience and the journey only lasted about thirty minutes so it
wasn't too bad in the end. All the kids on board seemed to enjoy it and
we did get great views of Corfe castle too.
Having
had a good look at the shops but not buying anything else, we found a
restaurant for dinner, just off the sea front with plenty of indirect
sunlight and some pleasant shade too. Thankfully the sea breezes also
meant it really was pleasantly cool. We had a nice leisurely lunch
(salmon with new potatoes) and then headed down to the waterfront.
By
now the sun was beating down and even though it was pretty windy we
wanted to be by the sea so we hunted for a little shade. As luck would
have it we found sheltered beach with two old gentlemen sitting on it
who were willing to make room for us so we could at last take a rest. I
didn't feel like getting all sandy but I wanted to have a picture near
the sand so I got Nicki to take these two from her sheltered position!
With
an hour still to spare we decided to have one further walk around the
back streets of Swanage, spotting the Tithe Barn and the water mill.
Then it was back to the station. After an even hotter journey than the
outbound one, we finally returned to Norton, picked up the car and
returned to the cottage for a nice long bath !