Last week was spent at various places in the South, and managed to have a proper break away and catch up on sleep.
First we spent a couple of days in Brighton, where I caught up with a friend from university and visited some old favourite places (including a particularly good sunday roast in a pub near my old house). I miss Brighton, so was good to have a wander round. We went to see Up while we were there- which I highly recommend (don't bother with the 3-D version though, can't say it overwhelmed me). We watched the starling flocks gather over the (wrong) pier as the sun went down, on a ridiculously warm evening.
Monday was spent at Marwell Zoo, which has to be my new favourite zoo. They have a great collection of animals, including plenty that you don't normally see in zoos (snow leopard, bat-eared foxes, fossa, and various smaller cat species). Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area, particularly for their huge African Plain exhibit. I'm always a sucker for penguins though :)
Penguin chasing my hand, complete with bubbles...
Pygmy marmoset being small
Amazonian milk frogs being awesome
Cheetah having a rest after chasing the land train
Further update to follow on stuff wot we saw in Dorset...
I can't be bothered to write up a proper post about our trip to Dorset a couple of weeks ago with the Boy, so have some nice pictures...
