A Sunny Cliff after a Watery Hike

 Our watery hike has turned into a real adventure! We got blocked at various points by flooded trails and ended up here, on this very dry and sunny cliff overlooking a meadow...

Well... it's normally a meadow. It's a bit under water at the moment... but the ducks and Canada Geese are loving it!

And we are loving the sunshine. After so many days of being cooped up by the rain, it's good to get out into the fresh air.

And, of course, we had do get a good blog header pic...

We also found a patch of electric green mosses... sooo pretty...

And so comfy too!! A bit wet mind you...

Over there, on the right hand side of that hedge is the meadow where we've been hiking before... all under water.

And now we're going to bushwhack our way out of here... This looks like a little bit of a trail...

Built for a short stuffie... like a mouse!

Wait up, Cocoa! Oooff... this bracken fern is a bit of a tangle...

Good grief that little mouse can scamper quickly...

I'm not sure I would call that a trail!

"Hang on... you've got bracken fern hanging off your head..."

"There... all gone."

Thanks Cocoa... wait... what's that over there???

It's a tiny boombox! Just lying in the grass...

It's all waterlogged but I've never seen such a tiny little boombox...

Heh-heh... we could be baggy-bottomed gangsta stuffies from the 'hood...

This was a smashingly great adventure... we kept getting detoured and that's what made it an adventure. Excellent!

A Parcel!!

Hullo! We interrupt this regularly scheduled adventure hike to bring you breaking news... We got a parcel!! And it's from the UK... with fancy calligraphy writing which means... it's from the Beanie Mice!

Now where did Cocoa Beanie go?? I think he was going to do laundry... his tunic got a little dirty out there the other day... This is the thing when you only have one piece of clothing...

Yo!! Cocoa!!! The parcel came!!

What????!! It's here!!??

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!!

"Are you sure this is the one?? It's only addressed to you?"

This is it, for sure, for sure! Let's open it!

O... M... G...

That is one huge pile of key chains and toys. The mice weren't kidding when they said they would send us some treasures for Geocaching... wow...

"But there's no vest... I thought there was a vest for me!"

Let's read the card...

"Hello Sandy Bear!

We sent over a knitted vest for Cocoa Beanie and some prizes from the geocaching boxes,

From Beanie"

Ummm... no knitted sweater... that's for sure...

Maybe it's still in the envelope?? Why don't you dive in there and take a look?

Sometimes it's good to be small... what do you see??

"...errrff... there is something in here... something knitted!!"

"It's a VEST!!! For meeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!"

I love it! Love it! Absolutely love it! ... Did I mention that I love it?

Thanks Beanie Mice cousins!! It even smells like mice (chocolate and cheese)... I feel so much closer to my cousins with this vest on. It's my absolute favourite! 

And look.... it's not all the same colour... this front bit is more purply...

And the back has yellow with pink...

And other front side is more pinky again...

It's a coat of many colours and I loves it!

Now then... we are going to have to do some serious geocaching with this lot of prizes... Excellent!

A Watery Hike

 Hullo! It is sunny today (gasp!) and so we decided to get out for an adventure, now that Cocoa Beanie has a tunic to keep him warm. Hmm... we've had a lot of rain lately but... nah... we should be good.

Let's go!

Cocoa Beanie has never seen such green moss before... in January, no less!

And this is the old apple orchard... my Cocoa sure has a long tail... beary expressive too.

Hmmm... these ditches sure are full of water...

But it looks OK up ahead to the bridge...

"Are you sure this is safe? I mean... maybe it's another Mouse Island tsunami flood!?"

No, no... tsunamis happen quickly... although, now that you mention it... this is in a tsunami flood zone if the dam ever breaks... but... let's not talk about that!"

Ohhhh... I think we're just going to squeak past this bit of flooding! I wonder what the trail on the other side of the bridge looks like?

The creek is sure running high!

Normally, I can go under the bridges for my adventure exploration area but... it is all under water today. Wow...

And... here's the trail on the other side!

"Are you suurrrrreeee this isn't a tsunami???!!!"

Positive!!!

But, I don't think we're going to get around this flooded area... if we had a bicycle we could just ride through it but... nope...

Unless the human wants to wade through it?? ... No, eh? Alright then...

Let's go this way! This is what adventures are all about... forging a new path even when circumstances through a flooded trail your way.

Except... even this trail is almost under water! This area is normally a bunch of tall grasses... all gone... I bet the beavers are having lots of fun with all this water.

Hmmm... and this path is flooded too... but we will not be dissuaded from our adventure quest!

"Nope, let's go find an adventure!" 

It's fun having an adventure buddy! 

And... wow... this is normally a meadow! But it sure is nice out here in the sunshine...

To Be Continued