A Nice Day Out

Yesterday morning we awoke to some very nice sunny weather, which gave us the chance to nip out to the Cheddar caves that are only a few miles away, not to actually visit the caves themselves (we’ve done that before) but to stroll around the Gorge take some photos and to have a lunch out.

The Gorge is a nice spot to visit for a day out though it is being spoilt by the bevvy of trinket shops and the usual tat shops that abound the Gorge. The rock formations are stunning and of course we had to get some proper Cheddar cheese from the Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company.  We spent an hour watching the cheeses being processed in the viewing gallery and then visited the shop to purchase some of the different blends of Cheddar cheese on offer.

The Gorge

Rocks

and more rocks

Apart from sampling some of the cheeses, they had some chutney on display that you could sample as well and one of these was made from very hot chillies, it had a sign warning that it was only for the brave as it was so hot. Well you know me I had to try it!!! Wow it tasted fantastic… so I tried some more and then another sample. A few moments later I had a scorched mouth and a numb tongue (I never learn).

Colourful shops

The main street

We stopped at the Wishing Well tea rooms for a light lunch of Jacket potatoes’ and the salad garnish that they put with them was very nice. Then it was time to head back as we wanted to keep up our fitness regime at the pool.

Thirty lengths of the pool later with the usual sauna, steam and Jacuzzi we settled down for the evening. We are doing our best to get fit honest even if we did sneak in a nibble of the cheese we'd purchased.

Today the weather is overcast with drizzle so we’ve opted for a visit to the cinema this afternoon to view the latest X men movie. Well you can’t be exercising every day can you???

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