Sunday 9th August - am Chipping Norton One of the reasons that we went to Chipping Norton was that it was on the list of things to see and do that our dear friend Colleen told us to do. So as we were going to Blenheim Palace for the day and Chipping Norton was on the way then it was going to be a coffee stop. We parked in the middle of the town and walked up one side of the street and back down the other side looking for a coffee shop. It was Sunday and e...

Saturday 8th August late pm - Bourton We had a very smooth trip home and soon pulled into our allotted parking space. Jannie got out and almost managed to lower the bollard so we were able to park. We humped the backpack and shopping bag up to our room and then headed back out to the river area where a charity was having duck races. They had these bright yellow plastic ducks with a large number on and they were selling each duck for £1 and when all of ducks wer...

Wednesday 5th August - Walking the Cotswolds Today we decided to walk from Bourton on the Water to Upper Slaughter then on to Lower Slaughter and then back to Bourton. We borrowed the Five Country Walks book from the B&B - found the walk approx 6.4 kms, Guide time approx 2 hours. Bourton on the Water is a village in the valley so anywhere from here was going to be uphill. We followed the very well written guide book and crossed the road, followed the ...

Tuesday 4th August - Salisbury to Bourton on the Water We went out for breakfast and then Jannie went to buy the pair of sandals that she had been mulling over for the past few days. Decided on a little cafe and had crunchie granola, blueberries and yoghurt. Back to our hotel to pack our bags and get ready to leave. I had to go and get the car from the carpark and that was not easy. I wasn't able to go back out the entry as that was just across the road from...