Driving,driving and more driving. Our longest time in the car to get from Cornwall to Oxford. Left about 10am, stopped for lunch at Circencester about 1pm – tried to find the roman amphitheatre but failed. Then onto towards Oxford taking a sideways excursion to try and find afternoon tea around Uffington, but failed – nothing open during the week.
Got to Oxford about 4pm, dropped bags off into the B&B then caught a bus into the centre of town as the temperature was about 28 degrees. Had a wander round, some iced drinks and some shopping before returning home.
Went for dinner and the Duke of Monmouth pub about 20 meters down the road and it wasactually really good food. Dana had a half rack of ribs, slow cooked and falling off the bone. Nerida had chicken skewers and I had fajitas. I went through 2 pints of cider and Nerida 3 gin and tonics.
Back to the B&B and slowly backing in the heat. Nearest obs site is reporting 28 at 9pm, while London is reporting 26. Damn hot summer they are having. Forecast is for 28/29 the next couple of days we have left in the UK, better than the 44 it looks like for Dubai on Thursday. A bit worried about the forecast for Sydney for the weekend with a cold outbreak on the cards. Could be quite a shock to the system.
HI,
I TOLD YOU THAT THE HEAT OVER THERE IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN HERE, AND YES YOU WILL HAVE A SHOCK ON YOUR RETURN, THOUGH IF IT IS WET AS PREDICTED THIS WILL KEEP TEMP DOWN TOO.
THE ‘GIRLS’ ARE GOOD AND I’M SURE THEY WILL GIVE YOU A ROYAL WELCOME ON SATURDAY. DAD COMES UP TODA , I WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE HIM AS I HAVE MISSED HIS COMPANY.
IT IS VERY WET AND FOGGY HERE AT PRESENT.
ENJOY OXFORD AND DUBAI.
SEE YOU SAT,
LOVE MUM