Well day 9 started out like most other days. .. giggles turned into laughter, this time at Tita ' expense. You see, our room in Agnetz was, hmmm, unique. It had a double bed and a set of bunk beds. This didn't seem problematic at first. Since I got up least often in the night to use the bathroom, I was the obvious choice for the top bunk.
Soon we discovered these bunks were definitely made for kids, and despite my demeanor, my stature is certainly not that of a child. Simply put, I was too big for the top bunk. Tita was the next choice. .. so tentatively she climbed up. Yep. She fit and it was safe. We could sleep soundly.
As the sisters started to stir early the next morning, Tita decided it was time to come down. Easier said than done. I woke to giggles and groans and saw Aunt Joyce standing under Tita, trying to give her a boost, as evidently Tita was stuck mid dismount. When I offered my early morning advice. .." just jump", the giggles broke into laughter at the visual of Tita leaping off the top bunk right onto Mom, who was supervising while still in bed.
With the use of the ladder, the wall and Aunt Joyce's head, Tita finally got down. Bunk beds should come with instructions and an age limit.
After breakfast, we headed for the chunnel, the train tunnel that runs under the English channel. The French countryside here was beautiful and again we had perfect weather. Since we found it was easy to take our car over on the chunnel, we had opted to do that instead of leaving the car in France as we originally planned. At the chunnel entrance we made fast friends with the customs officers and got ready to board . This train carries only vehicles and shortens the trip to the UK to 35 minutes!
We disembarked to a sort of familiar language but a very foreign way of driving. Though I had driven in the UK before, this time I would be driving a left side driver vehicle, adding a little twist to it. There was only a brief period of panicked looks from the passengers before they settled in and relaxed.
Wasting no time, we went straight to Hampton Gardens, 16th century castle and home to Henry VII. Well we went almost straight there. We made a quick stop for fish and chips first!
Though mom and I had been before, every season is different at the castle. We enjoyed it just as much as Joyce and Tita. If course the telling if the story of Henry and his wives turned into a 16th century "who's on first" routine. I am confident they know Henry was a king. ...... anything else I wouldn't bet on.
We have a really long day planned for tomorrow so we decided to forego any evening activities. .... Not even a pub tonight... And hit the hay!
Apologies for the lack of photos today.... Am posting from my phone and had some trouble uploading. Hopefully all the technical issues will be resolved by next post.
By the way.... the car is still running just fine!
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