London – August 2018

Before we get ‘lifted’ by the trades descriptions folk I need to ‘fess up that although we did a lot of park walking, picnics and exploring, in August we also snuck out of London a bit – Shhhhh

A few days down in Cornwall to see mum and do a bit of coastal path walking. Not brilliant weather (and I know I am biassed) but the stretch of coast line walk from Gunwalloe Church Cove to The Lizard point is, IMHO, the most beautiful and dramatic in the UK.

A few days in Kent for our friends’, Mike and Sandra’s 25th wedding anniversary. They had a evening garden party with a live band that was great fun, despite the horrible weather. Well done everyone for hanging in there; perhaps the garage bar helped. We walked through a fantastic (enormous) orchard to get to the party from our digs at the Darnley Arms in Cobham. Mike and Sandra said it was straight forward. We got lost! but a very kind lady (who appeared from nowhere) walked with us to get us there – slightly weird but helpful. The following day we had a lovely meal at the Leather Bottle Hotel in Cobham. A beautiful part of the country and you can see why it’s known as the garden of England. Sorry, we didn’t take any pictures (also slightly weird, abnormal even, for me) apart from this one. The Darnley Arms put a steel band on over the weekend.

The following day was Bank Holiday Monday so we headed back into London for the Notting Hill Carnival. What a spectacle, best described with pictures.