title	Keyhaven, Crazy Golf and Snooker, New Milton, Hampshire - 13th April 2025
intro	Phil's over from the US so Sean arranges a meet up in New Milton. As Sean's flat is not far from the station, the train is the obvious way to go, even though it means two sets of rail replacement - one bus from Colchester to Billericay, and another from Eastleigh to New Milton station itself. On arrival, we stop off at the Hourglass for a pint of craft beer, then head out to Old Milton to what was once known as the Jarna. The next day, Sean drives us over to Keyhaven in Sydney's pink car, then we meet up with Phil and his mum for lunch at The Globe in Highcliffe. After that, and a game of mini golf in Christchurch Park, we check out a newish Chinese restaurant in New Milton, which turns out to be awesome, and then end up in the Conservative Club for a few games of snooker. After we return to Sean's flat, we play drums (on an electronic kit) until about three in the morning.
imgp1400	The magnolia is in full bloom
imgp1401	Fred roams around the boatyard at Weybread
imgp1403	Isobel heads off for a paddle
imgp1405	There's a carpet of purple
imgp1407	Fred comes in after a paddle in the canoe
imgp1414	The train picks up again at Billericay
imgp1415	The dreaded rail replacement bus
imgp1418	Shenfield station
imgp1420	The M25 is looking un-hosed for a change
imgp1422	People mill around like ants at Stratford
imgp1424	A Financial Times blows around at London Bridge
imgp1425	The escalator at Waterloo
imgp1426	Waterloo's ceiling is blocked by scaffolding
imgp1427	The train to Eastleigh waits on Platform 9
imgp1428	Waterloo's grand ironwork
imgp1432	First on the train again
imgp1439	Bright graffiti on a substation
imgp1442	A stack of trains at Clapham Junction
imgp1446	A blur of railway tracks
imgp1449	A Class 66 "shed" at Eastleigh
imgp1450	It's rail replacement bus time at Eastleigh
imgp1451	The footbridge over the tracks at Eastleigh
imgp1452	Eastleigh is the end of the line
imgp1454	There's a big queue for buses at Eastleigh
imgp1456	There's a surge of people onto the bus
imgp1457	Building art through a rainy windscreen
imgp1458	Southampton Central railway station
imgp1462	Batts Corner in Totton
imgp1463	The A35 on the way to Lyndhurst
imgp1464	It's still raining in Lyndhurst
imgp1467	Brockenhurst Chambers, built in 1913
imgp1468	The gorse is in flower in the New Forest
imgp1469	The Rising Sun near Bashley
imgp1471	A view of Station Road in New Milton
imgp1472	We stop off for a beer in the Hourglass
imgp1473	Sean loads up in the Raj Retaurant in Old Milton
imgp1474	We head off for a beer in the Wheatsheaf
imgp1475	A look back at The Raj in Old Milton
imgp1476	Sean's on his phone in the Wheatsheaf
imgp1478	The muds at Keyhaven
imgp1479	Boats on the river at Keyhaven
imgp1481	Looking over the reeds to the boats
imgp1483	A large RIB is craned into the river
imgp1484	There's a ladder for each boat on a mooring
imgp1485	The dinghy yard of Hurst Castle Sailing Club
imgp1486	A nice little gaff-rig dinghy heads off up river
imgp1488	Sean's boat bobs around
imgp1492	Sean looks out to his boat
imgp1497	A derelict petrol station in Milford
imgp1500	A parade of shops on Barton-on-Sea cliff top
imgp1502	Sean gets out of the Pink Peril
imgp1503	Phil in the Globe, Highcliffe
imgp1504	Bernice buys us all lunch at the Globe
imgp1505	Phil gets a photo of Olli's dessert
imgp1510	Bernice, Olli and Phil
imgp1514	Phil and Olli wait for a taxi on Lymington Road
imgp1515	Sean drives us around somewhere else
imgp1521	We play mini-golf in Christchurch Park
imgp1523	Phil putts his ball
imgp1524	Apparently-sanitised golf putters
imgp1525	Hall-of-mirrors selfie in an Airstream caravan
imgp1527	Swans on the River Avon in Christchurch
imgp1528	The bandstand in Christchurch Park
imgp1529	We head off back to the car park
imgp1531	Boats on the River Avon
imgp1532	There's a Whale Tail in the park
imgp1534	Nosher's old pad on Barton Court Avenue
imgp1535	The site of the former Marine Bar and Hotel
imgp1536	Fishing off the groynes at Barton
imgp1539	Beach huts on the undercliff
imgp1540	Fishing on the beach
imgp1544	The path on the beach is closed
imgp1545	The Barton shops edge ever-closer to the cliff
imgp1548	The former estate agent is now a regular house
imgp1551	A derelict DVD shop in New Milton
imgp1552	We try out a nice new Chinese restaurant
imgp1557	Fancy Chinese food arrives
imgp1558	We're playing snooker at the Conservative Club
imgp1562	Sean goes for the long shot
imgp1565	Phil considers his next move
imgp1569	A line of reds
imgp1573	Sean on the snooker table
imgp1575	The Conservative Club has emptied out
imgp1576	Sean swings by the bar on the way out
imgp1577	The mean streets of New Milton at night
imgp1578	The amusingly-named New Miltan
imgp1580	Phil waits for a taxi in Galleon's office
imgp1581	Nosher and Sean end up playing drums until 3am