After the usual 'full English' we set off to the town of Cheltenham to find a Vodofone shop and get my phone set up for UK use. No trouble to find a Car park, but put in enough money for 2 hrs (2.50 pounds) and only got 1 hr bit of a swiz. However, we had plenty of time and then sat and had a coffee. Boy it is hard to get the sort of coffe one wants - usually a long black in NZ here it could be anything, but have settled for a double espresso in a bigger cup ...

Well, having just done this and lost the lot I am going to keep this brief. Picked up the car from Heathrow and had no difficulty getting onto the M4 heading off towards the Cotswolds. We decided to take a varied route - part motorway and part country roads. Skirted around Swindon and explored part of the Cotswolds Water park, a series of lakes used for camping, adventure parks, sailing etc. surrounded by cycle and walking trails. A fabulous day brough out th...