I must say I'm rather chuffed with how well I've adapted to jetlag. After arriving yesterday in Coventry at 10:15, we went for a nap around noon (4am Calgary time) for 2.5 hours and then went to bed at 9pm. We both slept soundly until 6am when Andy woke up. Andy promised to take Danny for a run so he went down to collect him at 7am and they went for a 3K run. Andy commented how easy it is to run in England - he finds is much harder to run in Calgary by comparison, because of its elevation. After breakfast we made our plans for the week - travelling to the City of York tomorrow to sightsee (about a 2 hour drive from Coventry) and then head to Nev & Teresa's caravan at the seaside in Skegness until Thursday. From there, we intend to take day trips to Boston and surrounding little market towns near Skegness. Paul dropped by this morning with two fishing rod sets he picked up at a car boot sale for our trip on the canal - apparently we do not need fishing licenses if we fish from the boat (but would need them if we fished from bank - odd logic to me!). After a bit of shopping at the local outdoor sports centre, we ventured off to Coombe Abbey (first photo). Coombe Abbey was once, as the name suggests, a monastery but it was renovated years ago into a hotel. It is surrounded by acres of pastoral land and has an arborteum, open fields and picnic areas. Lots of families took advantage of the beautiful sunshine and went to the park to have a picnic. We walked the grounds for about two hours after which Nev & Teresa dropped us off in the City Centre on our way back to town. Andy and I took in the Herbert Museum located near the old Coventry Cathedral (second photo), and after enjoying a coffee at Starbucks in the precinct, caught the no. 36 double decker bus home to Kereseley.
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The pictures look so beautiful, like a post card. Please say hi to Andy's parents for me.
It sounds like you both are going to have a amazing time.
See you when you get back.
Have fun :-)
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