England

Left the Barn, toured Windsor (&castle), Mikes home and childhood area, Staines & Ashford. Caught out flight home.  

Stayed @ The Barn (1528) Took the tube from Ruislip to Green Park (Buckingham Palace) and a walk through Green Park along Princess Diana memorial walk to The Horse Guards parade. Lord Mountbatten ceremony. Walked through Admiralty Arch to Trafalgar Sq. went to Picadilly for tickets for Mama Mia Walked across the Thames to take

Departed Woodgate Cottage at 9 AM and visited a hopp farm nearby. (Fuggle variety) Raymond’s farm is the most northerly hopp producer in the UK and exports product to Boston for ale production. Some of his processing buildings date back to 1706. Travelled to Bletchley Park, home of the Enigma machine code breakers during WW2.

Had a quieter day. Sunny and warm again – 24 degrees. Went to Leominster to look at Caravan’s (campers). Visited the Leominster Priory – dated back to 7th century – re-build by Leofric & Lady Godiva. Did some shopping. Packed to leave for London in the morning. In the evening, we went to Patty’s for

Wilma, Sharon & I went into Tenbury Wells for Groceries and stopped at Little Hereford Church (12th century) on the way back to Woodgate Cottage. In the Teme River nearby are the ruins of a Roman Ford used to cross the river 2000 years ago. In the evening we toured an ancient site of the

In the morning we drove to the Hartland Quay on the north Devon coast. Walk around area, down the cliffs to the Irish Sea. Brisk wind but sunny. Drove to Cornwall to visit with Alan’s family (Mike’s brother), when to Sian (Alan’s daughter) and Lee’s place in Marhamchurch near Bude. Walked along the Bude Canal

Left for Devon/Cornwall.  Drove to the Eden Project.  The Eden Project is a 35-acre living global garden, laboratory, which celebrates our relationship with plants with the Rainforest Biome (largest rainforest in captivity) & Mediterranean Biome (Mediterranean, South Africa and California).  Fifteen years ago, this was a barren landscape, with no soil and no plants.  www.edenproject.com In

Rest up day after the week of touring Ireland. Wilma took us to Birmingham to visit her friend Anne. We walked along the canal into downtown area. Beautiful area with lots of restaurants library & convention centre.  In the evening we got ready to leave for Devon/Cornwall.  

Scotland – visited Sweetheart Abbey and store in New Abbey, Pan Am 103 Memorial in Lockerbie and Forest Garden (where Mike previously worked in the morning.  Headed towards the Pass ?,through the Lake District, England, to Keswick, through Windermere then on to Kendal, then on the motorway to home.  Beautiful drive, beautiful day.