I am writing this on our 7 hr ferry ride heading for St Malo, France, there are a few white caps and gentle listing of our boat (I'm not reaching for the anti nausea meds yet, but it's a consideration).
The weather and temp this past week in England could not have been more perfect enableing us to eat outdoors in the garden. It's been many years since I was "home" during the summer and it has been just delightful.
The 'cousins' annual gathering started this year with getting together on Sat for an evening meal, and progressed through till 11am Monday, encompassing country walks, visits to the chickens that belong to Barbara's co-op. I can't thank Barbara enough for her amazing hospitality and haute cuisine.
We took the coach to Poole, Dorset, where we spent a couple of nights with friends from Bermuda days. Isn't it wonderful how 'old' friends just pick up where they last left off (none stop chat, much laughter).... we took a lovely 6 mile walk along the cliffs with great clear views of The Isle of Wight, definately shorts attire was needed, Ron even suffered from a little sunburn. The intention was to walk back also, but Ron and I need to work up to the 10 mile hike, it was a breeze for Sue and Mike.
The beaches were packed with deck chairs, surf boards, fish and chips and ice cream vendors. There was even the old puppet, 'Punch and Judy' show, playing throughout the day. However, the cutiest sight was the young children shoulder to shoulder along the quay side with their fishing nets and lines, ever hopeful to be the one to reel in a 'catch of the day' .... it reminded me of Donovan and Patrick when they we first went to Kwaj, with their little snoopy rods.
So to summarize, our time back in 'Jolly ol'e England' was just perfect.
P.S. Very behind on the blog....hope to catch up soon!
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Location:Poole to St Malo Ferry
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