Set off from Bethnal Green with the idea of having morning tea with a friend in Oxford, in reality we arrived in time for lunch, takes more time than you think to get anywhere around London. Enjoyed lunch at Blackmans bookshop cafe and were taken on a tour of the Norrington Room it is named after Sir Arthur Norrington, the President of Trinity College and extending under part of Trinity College. It boasts three miles (5 km) of shelving and at 10,000 square feet (...

Left Brockenhurst at 6.15 am in plenty of time to get to Kensington by 9 am, we had no trouble getting to the M25 when we had a little hiccup with the navigator eventually got to about 10 miles out and over an hour to go when we hit the traffic jam, we finally made it by 9.30. Managed to have a quick coffee with Owen who we hadn't seen for about 3 years, it was great catching up with his news we all had to leave by 10 am we only had 30 minutes on the meter for 3 ...

A beautiful sunny day again a perfect day for the Pylewell fete, after a leisurely breakfast we set off to the East End Pub for lunch and arriving in plenty of time for the fete. It is like stepping back in time fetes haven't changed much over the years with the Punch and Judy show, dog show, plant, bric a brac and book stalls. Lots of activities for the children throw the wellington boot, I suppose the bouncy castle was the only activity that wouldn't have been ...

Woke to a very wet morning, very English. It poured down as we were driving to Winchester, the Motorway was as busy as ever with lots of trucks etc. Fortunately the navigator did us proud getting us to the Bogaerde's with no hitches, it was great seeing Gareth & Lucilla again we had a coffee and lots of chatter before heading off to a great pub lunch. Fortunately it was dry enough after lunch for a walk along the river to a church (our 1st for this trip) noth...