A Lazy weekend

Friday 19th

Today we got to have a look around the local shops High Wycombe. It is an historic market town in the Chiltern Hills.

Friday was actually market day so we had a look around the market stalls and bought a few things.

Mary noticed this shop.(Mary was a Cutler before she was a Dean.)

 All Saints Church in High Wycombe. This is a Norman church the largest church in Buckinghamshire. It was refashioned in the 13 century on a lavish scale.  We did not go in as there was a funeral on, but we will get back to it.  Look at the blue sky.  We are in sunny England!  This is quite something, not a cloud in the sky. This weather is expected to last well into August as well.  Just what you need to escape a cold winter in NZ.

We had to return home around 4.30 to check on Bella as Hamish and Louise had gone off to a evening gig. We caught a taxi up the hill as we had no idea how to get home. The taxi driver asked us where we came from and when we said New Zealand he immediately said, Oh All Blacks and Haka. He was very friendly and chatty but I think he took us the long was as it cost more than Hamish and Louise usually pay, but he was entertaining.

Saturday 20th

Lazy day at home as this was the first day of the holidays for Hamish and Louise. So we had a wonderful brunch cooked by Hamish when he got up and then we went into town to look at few shops. 

Hamish took us to the local Brewery at Marlow, where he gets a keg refilled and you can sample before you buy. It was full of people and they were sampling alright.

In the evening we went to a restaurant that does stone grills using exotic meets. You could be boring and have usual steaks, but you could also have, bison, kangaroo, horse, zebra, wild boar, reindeer, springbok,

Mary decided to eat Skippy and Rudloph. Amy is very cross with her for eating Rudolph. She says she ahd ruined christmas forever!

Caught another taxi home with another character who was disappointed we were only going local. He was hoping we were wanting to go to London. Hamish said he was being a bit optimistic trying to pick up a fare to London at the railway station as that is where the train goes. He then said Reading would have been okay. Well he got Hunt Road. Tough. He now had to go back in the queue, but he thought he might just go home.

Sunday July 21st

Big pack and sort today to get ready to go to Paris on Monday. We were off to stay the night at Heidi's (Louise's mum). She is going to look after Bella while we are away. Lots to pack for Bella as well as the rest of us. Thank goodness Hamish bought a new car that we can get everything in.

We had a lovely evening with all of Louise's family. Bella got really adventureous near the pond and fell in. Next time she falls into a pond Hamish and Louise are not fishing her out. She has to learn how to get out herself if she is going to be so adventurous. The only reason they pulled her out of this one was that it was polythene and she could have put a hole in it with her claws.