Day Two

My computer is giving me a hard time so I hope I can get this written without too much cursing.
Day two has been HOT and quiet. How come I packed all those long sleeves when it is near 80 degrees outside? As warm as it was yesterday it is hotter today, but at least we stayed home today. Abby was her usual early bird and up before 6 AM ! This is NO grandchild of mine. Ger and I rolled out at around 9 and once we were able to stand we felt fine. Yesterdays walking did take a bit out of us but we are managing to keep standing. Abby and I spent the entire morning playing "Baby Bird", a favorite pretend game of hers. I am the momma bird and she is my baby. We make a nest of pillows and fight off attacking raccoons and buzzards. This house is perfect for pretending. There are nooks and crannies to hide in and stairs to climb. The gargoyle outside the bedroom window makes a great evil buzzard to hide from.
After lunch we were going to all walk to the "pirate" park but Abby decided she needed a rest. I do think all the walking yesterday tired her out. After all, it almost killed us. Abby and Bridget returned home for a rest and Ger and I set out to check out the neighborhood. The "castle" sits on a huge piece of property with beautiful lawns and giant oak trees surrounding it. There is a large new apartment complex built off to the side and back that you don't even realize is there. To the front of the "castle" there is a car park with an avenue of cone shaped trees in the center. Following the road out of the car park you walk past a school for girls and out onto the main road. Once out there we turned right and followed the sidewalk to the next intersection where we found a few shops. And after that . . . we got lost. Don't ask how . . . we just did! We finally found our way "home" and crashed on the couches in the big, beautiful living room. And here we will stay till Abby wakes up. No more adventures for today. WE need to save up our strength for a trip into London tomorrow.
FYI . . . EVERYTHING in this country is backwards. Not only do they drive on the "wrong" side of the road, the light switches are upside down. To turn the light ON you have to push the switch down, not up. There are NO screens on the windows! You just open the window and hope nothing flies in. The telephones ring funny . . . a very high pitched British "bringggggggggggg". Just weird stuff! OH, and in our guest bathroom we have a bidet in front of the mirror. The sink is across the room by the window so if Ger wants to shave he has to wet the razor in the sink and then turn around and cross the room to see what he is doing. I suppose he could use the bidet to shave in but that seems a bit gross. It's all very strange and quite different!
But we are glad to be here and enjoying our adventure so far. See you tomorrow !