Well it was time to take me out on the road again. So the Tom Tom was set to take us to a village called Furnhurst near where our friends Warwick and Marianne Cox live. They had visited them on the same estate where they are living and working in 2007 and on that occasion Warwick had posted very detailed of notes of how to get there. For some obscure reason Mary had kept these and taken them back to NZ and Alan had filed them away. What was even more surprising was that he remembered to bring them back. And just as well because they needed the instructions to remind them that they were on a one way road with 18 blind humps and 15 blind corners that you needed to drive slowly with your lights on.
There was only one occasion where Mary had to back me up the lane a bit to let another car past and once on the road, they remembered the route.
It was drizzling lightly the whole time. The rain is back. They arrived in time for a leisurely lunch and then spent a quiet afternoon reading and resting. After work Marianne and Warwick took them to the local pub called the Noah’s Ark for a pre dinner drink. After this they drove onto another pub called Horse Guards where we had dinner. the photo is of Noah's Ark in Daylight.
The publican had lived in New Zealand for quite a time working in wineries and restaurants in the South Island and he picked the kiwi accents as being North Island. So we had a great chat to him, and suddenly another chap in the corner near us admitted that he was from Christchurch. So here we were in a little village called Tillington and there were 5 kiwis and a publican who had lived and worked for a considerable time in NZ.
Since they were last here Marianne and Warwick have moved into purpose built accommodation and there are some photos of it here. It is really lovely with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside.
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