What about this seems odd to you? We had seats in Row 13 ( Air Canada Kelowna to Calgary). Narrow little commuter plane that, after struggling down the isle, we found had only 12 rows. It seems the 13th row consists of two seats facing backwards at the front of the plane. Does that mean that 13 comes before 1 when Air Canada is trying to 'organize' things?. No under seat storage, they don't recline and they have no tray tables.... and did I mention they face backwards?? I made my way back through the tide of people while Shane waited patiently in the galley until all was clear. Then, once settled we found we were about to become the in flight entertainment as the stewardess began to serve refreshments. All eyes were on her as she poured Shane a glass of water. Chatting away it took us a second to realize that there was a hole in the bottom of the glass drenching Shane's legs and..... Row 13 huh?? So not only did everyone watch as we struggled to find a seat ... now poor Shane was sitting in a pool of water as the stewardess (laughing hysterically with the rest of us) passed Shane a pitiful supply of paper towels. Thankfully the walk from the plane to Gate 24 finished off the dry cycle.
Then "Boarding Announcement.... no tea or coffee will be served on flight AC850 to London Heathrow" OK where's the hidden camera... and how do they expect to wake me up? With no potable water you had to 'clean' your hands(there was masking tape over the sink... really!!) by tearing open an unforgiving little packet of chemical hand cleaner. Hmmmm ... wonder if 1st class could wash their hands?
So, arriving at Heathrow safely and surprisingly well fed and rested we made our way to Hertz rent a car smug in the knowledge that we had negotiated a very good deal for 62 day rental. They had never heard of us!! No record of our name, no matter how you spell it, and no possible way they can meet the price we negotiated. When we phoned the woman we had booked with she was unavailable.
Is anyone out there beginning to understand how we are feeling? 
Sure they had cars but that's not the point... this is a problem we are still working on.... stand by I'm sure you will hear more.
Now.... exhausted and with little or no caffeine in our systems... we set off towards Avebury (a stone circle similar to Stonehenge). The GPS we were using didn't recognize Avebury so we entered the nearest village. Nobody told us there were three villages with the same name in different parts of England. So, having already entered the GPS location for our B&B and now entering a new via point, we found ourselves heading for a 200 mile detour. Nope, that wasn't going to happen, but by now we were on narrow little roads with no pull outs and people driving on the wrong side of the road. Arghhhh... it was pretty crazy. Finally, exhausted, I told Shane I would take over for him. The GPS was reset and all I had to do was follow directions. Right, me follow directions? No damn way I am going to listen to a machine that wants me to do roundabouts the wrong way and a country that places curbs and ditches way to close to the left side of the car. After the second curb bounce Shane took back the wheel and we landed safely in our little haven of a B&B. In the countryside far from the maddening crowd, the Church House B&B is a delight.
However.... our trials and tribulations are not yet over. At 1:42 this morning I received a Skype call from a friend... and at some time around 3am our daughter called twice. Apparently my ipod has a "wake me up if someone wants to call even if it's off" mode which I have now turned off.  
In spite of all that we really did enjoy the first day of our trip. No, really! We found a great restaurant for dinner. Shane had the best duck he's ever had and I really enjoyed a delicious quail meal.  
Our second day, after a delicious breakfast, we visited Stonehenge. It is one of the world's special places but such a shame that people can not be trusted to walk close to the area. Still it was beautiful and the sun was shining. Afterwards we headed off for a wonderful lunch and visit with family in Devises. It's a good thing we were able to locate their cottage down a country lane outside of town. After leaving Stonehenge the GPS decided it only wanted to communicate in Africaans. In spite of our best efforts she just wouldn't go back to the Queen's English. As a side bar I have to tell you that there are no street addresses in the area where our family lived. Trying to find "Cabbage Patch Cottage" using a GPS that doesn't want to communicate, is quite a challenge. Apparently the postal code is the key. Good thing we had the name of the street they lived on.
After a delightful cup of coffee and a visit we went to one of their favourite pubs for lunch, viewed the Salisbury plain and dodged a downpour or two. Delightful couple.... it was such a pleasure to spend the afternoon with them sharing family stories and getting to know them both.

The end of the day we took a walk down this lonely lane by our B&B. The sun shone as fierce clouds formed on the horizon.  
Tomorrow.... we take on Bath.