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Bedford. July 4, 5 & 6

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While America celebrated the Fourth of July, Nic and I were working on wrapping up our trip to England. I may have mentioned this, but the amount of fun we were having is a lot of fun to maintain. It is actually hard work. Monday we laid low and quietly recovered. This gave Nic some time to hang with his nephews, Andrew and James, Rob and his mum. Janet, Nic's mum gave us a surprise visit for a cup of tea, which we all enjoyed. I went on a run in my woods. Yes, they are my woods now. Finally we ordered take-away curry.  I don't typically like curry, or Indian food at all, actually. Nic learned on this trip that I am a fussy eater. SHOCK! I can't believe this has missed his observation for over four years of dating. I AM A FUSSY EATER . I have never, ever denied this or tried to pretend otherwise.  Anyway, curry has always just hit me wrong. Nic assured me that once I had English curry, Americans are just not very good at curry, I would revise my opinion. I promised him that...
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Surrey, Guilleford. July 3

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Helen and I woke early(ish) and went for a wee little run before our planned walk. It is fun to have found a running friend this side of the pond. We saw many lovely things, but I was running so I did not take any pictures. The weather was lovely and it was a great run. After our run, Geoff, Helen, Nic and I took a long walk to the pub. We walked more of the narrow roads and paths along the way. It was a very enjoyable day. It gave us all an opportunity to chat and catch up. It was as Nic described it, 'A Classic English Walk.' We walked four miles to the pub and about 6 miles back. It really did not feel that long at all due to the beautiful scenery and the great company. We walked to Little London. I did not expect as many horses to live in England as we witnessed. I don't know why. I guess I associate horses with America. I know this is not a historically true perspective, but it's how my wacky brain works. Also, I always thought England was too small to really house...
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Surrey, Guilleford. July 2

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We arrived at Geoff and Helens around 5p.m. on Friday night. Their house is in a tiny village near Guilleford. A cricket green is the heart of the village, much to Nic's great excitement, with an old English pub right off the way. We sat in their lovely yard and enjoyed the sun, yes! The actual sun. It was a perfect evening! We walked over to the pub for a lovely dinner together. Geoff, Helen and Nic met when they were 19ish at a summer camp in Maine. They have kept in contact all of these years. Nic pops in to see them most times he makes it back to England. It was really neat to meet them and get to know them a bit. Helen and I discovered we have a lot in common, including an appreciation for rose. This resulted in a rather late evening and some regrets the next day. The morning sun peeped out from behind the blinds very early to remind us that we had committed to running a 5K on the Thames at 8:30a.m. Like all events in England, we were at least an hour away from our destination...
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