Monday 4 July 2011 HI ISSY THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE - WE ARE GOOD BUT WE MISS YOU ALL. ALSO THANKS MUM FOR YOUR MESSAGE IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOU WOULD LOVE SOME OF THE PLACES WE HAVE BEEN TO, ESPECIALLY THE GARDENS WHICH ARE GORGEOUS. IN STRATFORD ON AVON THERE WERE SUCH BEAUTIFUL ROSES WHICH HAD THE MOST DELICIOUS SMELL. KEEP WELL, LOVE FROM US BOTH. J I now know where Mary Mary Quite Contrary comes from! Last night I spent some time (make ...

Sunday 3rd July Today we started off in Wiltshire, went through Gloucestershire and ended up in Warwickshire!The day dawned fine again and after breakfast we loaded up the car and set off for Stratford upon Avon. This is a different Avon River from the Avon River at Bradford and Bath. Evidently when then Romans were in Britain in the early ADs they kept very precise records and the Latin word for River is Avon, so when the Romans asked what the river was they go...

Saturday 2 July 2011 Our hosts suggested we do a bit of a ticky tour today so we set off for Bradford On Avon which is only around 8 miles from Bath. No problem finding our way as very well signposted. Got there nice and early and found a park in the shade – necessary today as very hot! Wandered around this pleasant little village where we were fortunate to find the annual Fair on in the park next to the river. This was fun and very like the markets we hav...

Friday 1 July 2011 End of June already – time is flashing by! We had lovely weather today for our open air bus trip around the city. We set off around 9.40am with the route starting near the Roman Baths, heading down towards the railway station, heading up towards the higher part of the city, along in front of Royal Crescent (buses are not allowed to go along there) and back along the opposite side of the city along Milsom Street (shopping haven) and back to...

Thursday 30 June 2011 Come back Mary all is forgiven! Stu you will be pleased to know that Mary reasserted herself today and expertly led us to Bath! She took a road we might not have selected but hey she brought us right to the door so we are not complaining. We set off early and arrived here about 12.30pm just in time to park the car (not the easiest thing to do due to the tiny car park), drop our bags and head off down the road to town. Our B&B is perche...