Well it wasn't raining when we left home which was an improvement on an earlier attempt to visit Marwell with Pat & Tony. That day we ended up enjoying a very nice lunch at the golf club instead! So it was with grey skies and armed with our cameras we set off arriving just after the park opened. A leisurely walk starting at the penguins up to the Cheetah, Giraffe and on to Cafe Graze for a reviving cup of coffee on the terrace looking out across the valley field. All very peaceful but the animals had deciced to wander off! We did manage to capture a few pics of the zebra. We wandered down to the tigers but they had decided to stay indoors so we weren't able to capture good pics through the glass as several grubby fingers had been there before us! Then on down to the meerkats who were having fun fighting with each other. A quick look at Marwell Hall pointing out where my office is and then a walk through to gardens to the tropical house. The gibbons were next on the list but they were huddled together and no takin photo calls. Lunch was next on the agenda and we did manage to eat at encounter village but it was a race again a shower to finish our food and coffee. After chatting to the wallaby and cookaburrows we thought it would be good to see the tamarins but they too were having a nap. Making our way back down past the Rhinos, we popped in to see the pygmy hippos and then on to the gift shop. Well you have to do a little retail therapy! At this point the rain came down so it was time to leave.
On the way back the car just happened to find its way into the Otter car park so we found ourselves enjoying a drink listening to Roger on the piano. We had seen him perform at another local pub several times so knew we were in for a really good laugh. A fun day out despite the typical english weather and a bit of a busmans holiday for me:DD
