Another brilliant sunny day. Not sure how long our luck can last but we are enjoying it while it lasts.

Today was really a family day. We left the B&B before 9AM and headed north and then picked up the M4 motorway heading to London, then on to the notorious M25 circular route. It notorious because of its slowness, especially during the working week. Again we were lucky and there were no major holdups.

About 11:30 we arrived at St Albans to meet the first of our new Spencer “cousins,” Linda and Tim. Tim had the foresight to park his car on road, so that we could park in front of his house. Parking is at a premium in many British housing areas for most houses have at least one and often two or more cars. When they were designed, the architects considered that a household that had a Mini was well off and only planned for a small car. Most places have filled their garages, if they have one, with all sorts of other essential 'stuff” so the cars sit outside.

We had a good chat with Linda and Tim and their two sausage dogs, Lenny and Oscar, although I have to admit the dogs did a lot of talking too.

Then we went to the local pub, the Plough, where we met up with the rest of our extended family. It was great to put faces to names that had only appeared as email addresses. We had a great chat and lunch and more chatting and all too soon it was time to say Goodbye.

We drove back to the M25 and went eastward around London, to Tunbridge Wells. Our B&B is on the Salomon Estate which seems to earn its living from weddings and conferences.

Only a few photos today.

The Plough pub was a quaint old pub

We came across a couple of horses with blindfolds like this.
Apparently they are to keep the flies from annoying the horses.

A pleasant lunch out in the English sun.

The Queen Elizabeth bridge across the Thames.  A toll bridge of course.