In the morning, while Neil worked at his presentations, I went swimming and eased out the shopping and driving kinks from the previous day. Then I persuaded Neil to take a break and go off to Bishop’s Waltham for lunch. We stopped at the ruins of the bishop’s (or the bishops’) palace, which looked wonderful in the drizzle. Turn your head for one of these!
We wandered around the very quaint town in search of lunch, which we found easily enough. It is obviously a tourist magnet, given the antique stores, etc., that line the main streets. Most of the town dates from the 1600s. Lunch was quaint and not very fast, but the sun was out by the time we left.
Then Neil wanted to work some more, while I was invited to try out the quad bikes with Mary Ann. Lots of fun! Here’s a picture of Mudder.
Like all my quickly-uploaded photos, it is sideways, so you'll have to turn your head or your screen!After they finished cleaning the bikes and themselves, got the final things packed, had a drink with the boss, etc., etc., we picked MA&A up and went to Southampton. We had dinner at the White Star, which turned out to be a fine-dining kind of pub…very good, but expensive, of course… and then tried to drop them at the bus station. But bus station not open until the bus comes in. Their bus was at 1 or 2 am (going to Stansted Airport, outside London). So, we dropped them instead at a nearby entertainment mall called Leisure World (movies, pubs, games, etc.) and said goodbye for the moment. They were on their way to La Wantzenau (Strasbourg) to see Tony’s family.
Neil & I made it home to Marwell and slept well.
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