springbrook trip 2

We were completely procrastinating when getting ready to leave on this trip so we just decided instead of bringing food we'd just get some fish and chips for dinner and in the morning have a small breakfast. Big mistake. After looking around for a bit we were getting quite hungry only to find out the pub and the corner store/diner had closed at 5pm and we were out of luck. We asked some locals where to get a feed and this woman invited us back to her house for lasagne. We decided that was out and to look for this winery we'd seen a sign for. Perhaps there would be a restaurant there. Instead, we came across an English Manor with an open kitchen. Turning up the drive was like entering another country. We could've been in the Engligh countryside with its perfectly manicured lawns, ducks swimming in the little pond, croquet set up, tennis courts, archery field and the big beautiful house at the end. Dave and I ended up the only patrons in the most beautiful little sitting room/restaurant/pub. The owner sat with us while we drank our pints and told us the history of the place. We had the best meal and then headed back to a picnic area to camp out in the truck for the night.



I look a bit tired in this photo but it was probably about 8:30pm. It was pitch black and we had come completely unprepared without matches or a lighter. The best we had was a little headlamp that was getting weak. Dave finally found three lone matches in his glove box after many attempts to light our candles with the cigarette lighter in the truck. Its pretty cozy sleeping in the truck, despite how cold it was outside.