Cissbury Ring

Nick and Eileen are fortunate to have a car, so on Sunday we took a drive up the coast. It's amazing how many little places there are between "here" and "wherever you are going". And then, seemingly all of sudden, you're surrounded by the beautiful English countryside.

We drove until we all had terrible hungers and stopped at the Black Horse (it reminded my of Pony) and had lunch. We were directed further into Finton to watch footie - Manchester United v. Arsenal. I stood in the way of the tv trying to get a drink and got yelled at by the locals. Apparently football is much more important than a Canadian hottie. I'm not sure why I was surprised. It's the same with sports at home... I did meet some nice Springer Spaniels, though - Benson and Mr. Baggins.

After Man U won the match, we drove up to check out the Cissbury Ring. Note to potential hikers - don't wear clogs. After a semi-treacherous steep climb, we were rewarded with a spectacular 360 degree view. Rolling hills, the white cliffs of Brighton and lots of sheep. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home and I can't figure out how to download pictures from my cellphone to my computer. I borrowed the picture above from the Finton website.

Anyway, the Cissbury Ring has been around since the Iron Age and BEFORE that, flint was mined there. So, this hillfort is really, really, really old. Plus, they have special cows that live there - I wanted to pet them, but their horns were rather daunting so I settled for taking a photo instead. Alas, it's in my phone so I can't show you.

A lovely weekend.