High Lodge

There is no better way to preserve a mother's sanity than to escape from the house when the natives are restless. The Downing Gang and the Skelton gaggle decided that a trip to High Lodge would present a better alternative than locking the kids in the woodshed. High Lodge is about 45 minutes from our village and is in the middle of Thetford Forrest. It is one of the coolest walking trails/play grounds you have ever seen. You hike for a bit and you then stumble upon a play area. You can climb a huge rabbit, spider, squirrel, bird or can slide down one of the tallest slides you have seen. They have swings and jungle gym looking things. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and later in the afternoon had an ice cream break. The ice cream of choice was the Magnum, a first for Mom. It's basically like an Eskimo Pie on a stick. High Lodge is also home to a huge ropes course called Go Ape. Marshall & Maggie are ready for the adventure and just waiting for Dad to be available to take them. John is not quite old enough and Mom thinks she should stay down on the ground with John. We hope to post pictures of that adventure one day soon! All were quiet on the drive home and everyone slept well that night!