"Around and about Ingelheim"
Distance: Some Miles (On Foot), a very few miles (in car)
The day started as the previous one, with an ample, very tasty and leisurely breakfast. The plan for the day was to go for another walk.
Knowing from the previous day that our hosts had slightly different "afternoon nutritionaly requirements" to ours, a certain member of the party (who shall remain nameless) insisted that we didn't leave the flat without a substantial packed lunch in tow..
So, happy that my stomach was catered for, we set off into the vinyards behind and above Ingelheim. This photo looks out over old Ingelheim and for those of you who can be bothered looking closely, on the top of the hillside beyond, above and slightly to the left of the Church spire there's an old tower. That's where we were heading, not just a great view but also some Bengal Tiger cubs in the Tiger zoo beside it.
So, we ate our lunch, and headed past the church and into Old Ingelheim
before walking onwards up the other side and arriving just in time for "play time" when the Cubs were taken out into a seperate enclosure and pretty much left to get on with it. It was fantastic to get so close to these magnificent animals, and uncanny the similar behaviours with our own Bengals (albeit a little bigger!!)
The did at least look like they were even more trouble than our lot!!
After a quick "Shandy" and a trip up to the top of the tower we headed off back.
As it was blazing hot, we headed off to the local outdoor swimming complex, Boys in the car on the way down and girls on the way back! Spirits were high and we were all suitably adult to make the most of the slide and daft enough to jump of high diving platform... The boys got to ride the bikes back up the hill, and despite my worries for leaving the car in Mrs VL's unsupervised hands for the first time, it was infact me that broke Mrs GV's bike... Oops, sorry, I hope it's been fixed!!
More food and drink and a relatively early night, the GV's back to work and us back on the road the next day. Many thanks to the GV's for a wonderful weekend, our door is open, feel free to come and visit anytime.
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