Of course yesterday's post was a bit of a spoof.
The nearest I would get to a safari trip
is watching Sir David Hattonburger whispering away to camera from some exotic
jungle location. Nope, yesterday's post was inspired by a relaxing and slurptitious
bottle of Reserve de la Saurine on the return home from a trip to the deep
south. The safari lodge mentioned in the 'true story' was actually a spa hotel somewhere
in Yorkshire and the only wildlife spotted, and heard, was a 'hen party' and a
few 'stags' - hence the noises!
As for the authentic picture of the local wildlife, that was actually
taken in Settle on the way home when a coffee (and cake) break at 'Ye Olde Naked
Man Cafe' (honest) was required. The town was celebrating the end of its two
month long Flowerpot Festival in which the locals create and build their own
flowerpot 'sculptures' and install them all around the town. Great for the
kids!
Settle and its assortment of cafes, tea shops and coffee houses is also
a favourite haunt of motor cyclists and invariably there is a selection of
machinery gathered in the town square for a gawp, and a chat with the riders,
including this visual and aural treat, the Valkyrie .
This is no bike for the faint hearted, or weak legged, tipping the
scales at a third of a tonne (plus!), but with a 100bhp, 1800cc flat six Honda
engine to propel the beast which delivers turbine smooth progress. Hard to believe
that this glorious machine is 20 years old, eh? The rider's helmet was a
perfect match too - and I don't care if it's not 'politically correct' these
days, I liked it!
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