Had an enjoyable cycle ride in the New Forest with Nicci and John Duffield. Considering the weather over the last couple of days has been fairly we were lucky that the rain held off. Fortunately mudguards kept the worst of the mud off me but Nicci and John on their mountain bikes got reasonably covered. [thumb:842:c]

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Just before we ended our cycle we came across an old fire place.

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This was built by the Portuguese Army during the First World War when they in the area cutting timber and is all that remains of their presence. Till today I never knew that there had been Portuguese soldiers in England during the First World War so it is something new that I have learnt.