Another leisurely and delightful day

Another peaceful day with Gill and Bob. After breakfast we walked with them through the market which happens on Thursdays in Olney, then round the town discovering little alleys and places we hadn’t seen, through the fields to the river - the Ouse - which turns up everywhere we go! Had a plowman’s lunch at G and B’s, then they drove us to Woburn Abbey, fairly close. The Abbey is closed for the season, but we had a great walk through the enormous grounds - this is the land of the duke of Bedford (or now his son, the marquis of Tavistock) - and it is a deer park and, except for the stags that seemed to stare at us a bit menacingly, was very beautiful and peaceful, and again stunning with the autumn colours.

Back for dinner with G and B, and now back and ready to leave in the morning. We get a train back to London in the morning arriving at Euston, and then go to Paddington to get the train to Bristol, where we arrive at about 4 pm. A travel day coming up!Read more