Game Over...

Or the day we left the town of Rugby! It took a little longer than we expected. First we had breakfast cooked us by the landlord’s mother in law. She was a sweetie and a real laugh, and seemed really excited to meet a couple of Kiwis. She even hugged me when we left! The landlord, Geoff, was a soccer nut and proudly told us that he was the mascot for the Coventry team - he wears an elephant suit on match days! We had to then go back into town to top up Allan’s phone, then go back to the Inn to return the key we’d forgotten to surrender!

Finally hit the road for Nottingham - a longer journey than we have previously done. Visited the ruins of Nottingham Castle, and the museum, as well as 'Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem' (England’s oldest(?) alehouse). Lots of Robin Hood history, beautiful Nottingham lace, and the story of the evil occupants of the castle who kept overthrowing the incumbents.

One of the places Allan wanted to see was Belvoir (pronounced Bee-ver) Castle, so we headed that way, but arrived too late to see it, so decided to do it the next morning.

We checked in to our accommodation, which was a working farm with 3 rooms for B&B. Everything was chintzy and cottagey, so looked very English. The hostess was a Scottish lady who was just lovely and made us very welcome. She also recommended a local restaurant where we had a great meal, with pre-dinner drinks in front of the open fire. A good day.