Carol got some much needed help for her cold from Lloyd's Chemists today so we were able to get a good start with exploring the Cotswolds. I caught up with our landlord, Robin, before we left and he was able to loan us his TomTom as promised and off we went. OMG what a difference tech can make! Rather than worry about getting lost, we were able to relax and enjoy the scenery, knowing, no matter how narrow the country lanes, that we would get to our destination as long as we paid attention to the directions given by a rather lovely Irish sounding lass. Roundabouts became a piece of cake as long as we were able to count to 3, max, as in "in 300 yards go through the roundabout and take the third exit". Roads were a joy to drive along with glorious views of rolling, manicured Cotswold fields in every direction. God this is beautiful country. Small villages along the way were so beautiful that we could live in any of them in a heartbeat.
First stop Tetbury. A larger town than I expected but lovely just the same. Unfortunately I had left my phone home, charging, so no pictures were taken today but we will retain the memories of our stops forever. We had lunch in a beautiful garden at the back of a small cafe and then popped into the Highgrove shop across the street to see all of the products produced at Prince Charles' place somewhere nearby. Bought a calendar.
Next to Bibury which was a stunningly quintessential Cotswold village set in a pretty valley with a salmon bearing river running through it. While there we had scones with jam and clotted cream at the Swan, the swankiest hotel in town. Yummy.
We headed home just in time to arrive at our gate before it got dark. All in all, a perfect day.
And, to top it off, our cottage was toasty warm when we got in. (Last night we had frozen our buns off cause we couldn't figure out how to get all of the heaters working properly so tonight is a treat).
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