We left later than we wanted, to be honest, and picked the slightly longer route as there was just a four-minute difference. It felt strange to be heading north to start with, but the traffic was flowing until we reached the junction for the M40, and we became stuck in a queue.
Once onto the M40, it stopped again just before our junction, but the run down the A34 was lovely, especially as this route is so wooded and the trees were beautiful shades of brown, orange and red. We didn't stop at all (not even for coffee) and arrived at Mike and Abbie's flat at 1pm, so too late to go for a few drinks before our meal in Lymington.
We drove towards the coast, passing Lyndhurst on the way and the gorgeous scenery of the New Forest. There are some beautiful villages around this area and I really wish we'd had longer to explore. Maybe, we'll stop at an Airbnb one weekend and thoroughly enjoy this lovely part of the UK.
We managed to park in Lymington and walked the short distance to The Angel and Blue Pig which is on the High Street. There was a market taking place just outside, and it would have been lovely to look around and go down to the sea. Maybe next time!
Our table was booked for 2pm and we were seated in the window. Mike, Keith and I had the same beer - Old Thumper - and it was delicious! It was one of the loveliest beers I've had! I chose a half-pint and it disappeared quickly!
We had a look at the menu and Sophie and I shared a starter of buttermilk chicken tenders, Mike and Abbie shared an oozing Camembert with crusty bread, and Keith had battered cauliflower wings. The food was excellent!
I chose the fish and chips for my main course, and Keith had food envy when he saw my plate! We all said it was the best pub food we'd had in a long while and I hope we'll go back again in the future. Four of us shared desserts of tiramisu and chocolate brownie and we all agreed it was a great meal.
By now it was 4pm, so we headed back to Southampton, and, as we were thinking of the cats back at home, we decided to call it a day and said goodbye. Mike and Abbie are coming to us for Christmas dinner this year so there'll be seven of us. I'm glad Keith chose a bigger turkey!
Our journey home wasn't too bad. We chose to go along the M3, then the M25 and finally the M1 and although the traffic was busy, we made good time. It was bliss to get home, have a drink and cuddle the cats. They'd been fine today but had hardly eaten any of the food we'd put down for them. We'd given them the run of the house and they seemed perfectly content when we arrived home.
It goes without saying that we skipped any kind of meal this evening. We were far too full!
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