Saturday, June 11, 2005
The Grand Tour
On the 21st May we headed towards the Wordsworths, in Hemingford Abbots, with the caravan. The weather on the motorway was grotty and the demister on the car didn’t want to know. We had a very pleasant few days in and around Hemingford Abbots and Houghton Mill and were ably looked after by our friends.
Notable events were the hatching of the cygnets at Houghton Mill and also a visit around the mill itself while it was working. Even the ladies had a go at grinding the corn and David managed to repair one of the exhibits. Needless to say we had lots of coffee stops and on a couple of occasions I went off to do a geocache, which wasn’t too far away. I managed to do quite a few geocaches (most of which were David and Carols) by bike so I was out there in the early mornings scouring the countryside.
On another day we visited Wimpole Hall, which is very impressive, D&C are now the proud owners of National Trust cards so they have to be used. In one week this year we have managed to recoup our costs.
Notable events were the hatching of the cygnets at Houghton Mill and also a visit around the mill itself while it was working. Even the ladies had a go at grinding the corn and David managed to repair one of the exhibits. Needless to say we had lots of coffee stops and on a couple of occasions I went off to do a geocache, which wasn’t too far away. I managed to do quite a few geocaches (most of which were David and Carols) by bike so I was out there in the early mornings scouring the countryside.
On another day we visited Wimpole Hall, which is very impressive, D&C are now the proud owners of National Trust cards so they have to be used. In one week this year we have managed to recoup our costs.
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