A Visit To Bath

21 June
This morning it was my turn to sleep in, so Gordon breakfasted alone. Once I was up, it was time to move to our third room in this hotel! Gordon organised a rental vehicle for the day, and rang his cousin Jennifer to arrange to visit her in Bath - a city towards the west of England. The drive out there treated us to lovely lush green countryside. The weather was a bit cool today (between 16.6 and 20 degrees), and there were a few spits of rain on the way. The landscape very much resembled New Zealand famrland, but with hedges instead of fences, and lots more crops than animals - I've seen only a few sheep, some cows and the accoasional horse. I was interested to note the warning for deer on the motorway.
Gordon is feeling a lot better - has been using a course of antibiotics the doctor from NZ had given him just in case. However, the sore throat I started having in the US has turned into a clogged up nose and a persistent cough, plus tiredness.
We managed to get lost in Bath, but fortunately came across a gas station where we bought a map, and with cousin Jennifer's help, we finally made it to her 400 year old cottage. We enjoyed Jennifer's company immensely, and found her constant conversational detours amusing. She showed us the allotment where she grows various fruit and vegies, and then we went to dinner at a wonderful old hotel.
When the time came to depart from Bath, we were very grateful that Jennifer drove ahead of us to the motorway - we would never have made it on our own.
Bath looks a fascinating place, with most of the houses made from yellow bricks, and it was a shame we didn't have longer to explore it.