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Saturday was our adventure day. We managed to get everyone up and out of the house early for a drive to Southampton(?) where we caught the ferry to the isle. Brad, Emmie and Logan did fine on the ferry while Bob and I were a little on the seasick side. It may not have been […]
Today was Oxford. We headed out in a typical English mist and our sense of direction proved … interesting … yet again. We did manage to wander around the town center a bit
And then headed to the Bodleian library (didn’t go in ’cause we are just not special enough).
Emmie and I were trying to figure out how to sneak in and pay homage to the books, but we opted for lunch insteadBob and I did pay our respects to Mr. Shakespeare.
However, between the rain, which decided to be more Florida heavy rain than British mist, and needing to pick Logan up from school, we headed back to the homestead. We eagerly anticipate dinner this evening at The Crown as Brad has regaled us with vivid descriptions of the wonderful food.
Tomorrow … Isle of Wight where Emmie and I plan to play in armor and fire cannons.
After two brief delays that did not really delay us (airline flight time estimations baffle me) we arrived safe and sound in England. First delay was due to lightning in the area and the second was because lightning had hit the plane we were suppose to come across the Atlantic in. Not bad reasons for delays and we still managed to land within 30 minutes of our scheduled arrival time.
Brad and Emmie gave us the grand tour of the new home and it is incredibly easy to see why they love it here. Just a clue …
This is next door. Horses, rabbits and not much else. The countryside is beautiful and peaceful. Emmie took me to pick up Logan from school, and even though I just saw the outside of the building, I was slightly jealous that his school has fewer students than my caseload. Sigh.
As you can see from below, England seems to be agreeing with Logan.
I believe we are off to Oxford today. More posts to come.
We began the travel preparations today with packing the check in bag for Brad and Emmie. This contains the “can’t find in England” stuff and some liquids. Today it contained another surprise -Gracie. Apparently she wants to head across the pond also.
I’m not sure Delta would be too happy if we packed the cat; realistically she is the only one who could go with us, but I’m pretty sure trans-Atlantic travel with Gracie is not my idea of relaxing. And she would be in quarantine longer than we will be in England, so not such a good idea. Now to convince little miss Gracie of this. … I think she heard about the horses and decided Ren should not be the only one having fun.
Sixteen Paws 