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If wet donkey smells anything like wet dog, your love for them is clear given you continued scratching Cocoa!
In fairness to Cocoa, I didn't really smell anything... certainly nowhere near as bad as the night before with the donkeys and their bad bodily function smells, let's put it that way...
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Sunday 17 June – part six: is that my girl in the rain?
We headed into the restaurant at the Donkey Sanctuary. There was quite a long line and we thought there might be nowhere to sit, so I went to sit down, while Mark waited to get two of these…
As I waited, I noticed there was one solitary donkey out in the rain underneath the great big chalk one they have here. Neat!
As we were drinking our hot chocolates, I noticed there was a bit of excitement, with donkeys racing out into the field and one then rolling. I popped outside to try and get some photos of the action…
I also noticed there was a very tall donkey out in the rain and wondered if it was Ruby. Sure enough, with thanks to my super zoom, I was able to confirm it was.
When we finished our drinks, we headed out, as it looked as if the rain had set in for the day. I’d been able to enjoy a wonderful couple of hours with my donkey friends.
As you can see, the rain lasted for a fair chunk of our journey home…
At one point, I hit the bovine bonanza – look at all these!
We slowed down at one point and perfect timing for some more of my buddies!
We found some more near Stonehenge…
… and then we were passing the famous structure itself.
Although we encountered traffic around Stonehenge, as you always do (everyone slows down to admire it), the rest of the journey back was pretty much trouble free and we were soon home to be greeted by these guys. Aren’t they amazing?
It was a lovely welcome home after a lovely weekend away.
The weather today was cloudy with rain later in the morning and temperatures in the low 60s. Today we walked 4.78 miles. The best thing today was the Donkey Sanctuary! The worst thing today was the rain. The funniest thing today was meeting Chewie 1 and Chewie 2! Today we tried just wandering around the Donkey Sanctuary and meeting as many donkeys as we could And the result was it’s a huge place and it really reminded us of that. The most magical moment today was petting all the donkeys.
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Is that hot chocolate?! Looks amazing.
How cute that you got one last moment to get some pictures of the donkeys playing in the rain!
And I bet it's nice to look back at a rainy day, and remember what that was like. Hoping your drought and heat ends soon over there!
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How cute that you got one last moment to get some pictures of the donkeys playing in the rain!
And I bet it's nice to look back at a rainy day, and remember what that was like. Hoping your drought and heat ends soon over there!
Oh my goodness, yes! At the time, it was like "another dreary summer day full of rain". Now it's like "rain... yes please!" We've had one day of rain so far in June and July. Absolutely crazy.
Tomorrow's forecast is for 33C/91F. Insane. At least (at the moment anyway), they're forecasting 12 hours of light rain on Friday night/Saturday morning. Please let that be right!
Wow that is some glass of hot chocolate. Your roses are beautiful.
I did find it a bit depressing to look at those photos. They don't look anything like that now. I'm watering them as much as I can, but they are struggling.
That is the best looking hot chocolate that I have ever seen!! Your final donkey photos are awesome and I especially love the one donkey with the chalk drawing!! Your roses are just beautiful and what a wonderful sight on arriving home!!
Oh my gosh, I’d love the hot chocolate right now! It’s been so dreary here of late, with lots of flooding rain, I feel as though I have a permanent chill!
That is the best looking hot chocolate that I have ever seen!!
Wow, do you guys not have hot chocolate like that over there? This is pretty standard over here, if you get all the trimmings with it!
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Your final donkey photos are awesome and I especially love the one donkey with the chalk drawing!! Your roses are just beautiful and what a wonderful sight on arriving home!!
Oh my gosh, I’d love the hot chocolate right now! It’s been so dreary here of late, with lots of flooding rain, I feel as though I have a permanent chill!
The weather right now seems to be crazy everywhere. Send some of that rain our way.. we could really use it, but not to the extent where it floods.
Your hot chocolates look so good and I bet they were! Glad you got some more donkey time in and got to see Ruby! That is quite a few cows you saw on the ride back and like heaven for you! Too bad for the rain, but you certainly had a great time even with it. Your garden looks quite nice and blooming quite well!
Thanks for sharing another great adventure and I always enjoy your trips to see your beloved donkeys!
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Sounds like the perfect end of a trip for you with both donkeys and cows! Thanks for sharing as I always love your trips to Bath and the Donkey Sanctuary.
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Hoping your drought and heat ends soon over there!
I did find it a bit depressing to look at those photos. They don't look anything like that now. I'm watering them as much as I can, but they are struggling. 
Your final donkey photos are awesome and I especially love the one donkey with the chalk drawing!! 
Send some of that rain our way.. we could really use it, but not to the extent where it floods. 
Glad you got some more donkey time in and got to see Ruby! That is quite a few cows you saw on the ride back and like heaven for you! 
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