The gorgeous bright morning sun gave us a great sense of optimism for today's plans: to see as much as possible! We nipped out at the crack of 8:30am to swing through the town of Tunbridge Wells to see their famous Pantiles (arcaded shopping street). Portia lead us smartly through the early traffic right to … Continue reading Day 5: Final Day in Kent

The weatherman was on our side today. He obligingly held off the rain till well after noon so we had a good day for driving around south Kent and into East Sussex. It turned out to be a lot of driving...not really time behind the wheel but just that we didn't cross many sites off … Continue reading Day 4: A Full But Short Day

We're thrilled to have a second beautiful day. Still chilly, 10-12° C / 50-ish° F, but eminently doable with a multitude of layers :-). Since bad weather is on its way tomorrow we rearranged our itinerary to see most of our outdoorsy/garden sites today. Here's a recap: Such vibrant color! I was swerving into every … Continue reading Day 3: Another Sunny Day!

Deciding to take full advantage of the sunshine we tackled our longest day on Day 2 - the hour drive east to Dover and its famous white cliffs. The scenery became stunning as the views opened up more than we've seen so far as we entered the Downs, officially an "Area of Oustanding Beauty".  Vast … Continue reading Day 2: Sunshine!!

We're happily ensconced in our easy chairs in our own little cottage after a short day of excellent sightseeing.  We have cocktails in hand, a bowl of crisps to share and each our own iPad to document our adventures on our individual  blogs.  We arrived at Heathrow yesterday in glorious sunshine, such an welcome surprise! … Continue reading Day 1: Chartwell & Hever Castle

My plane took off from Palm Springs yesterday at noon - right into a rainstorm over Joshua Tree National Park. The pilot came on and said to hang on for a bit as it will be bumpy for the next 5 minutes, then "oh, and the rain just started in Vancouver". And it rained today … Continue reading Rain rain go away….