It's Time to Say Goodbye!

Well, our time here in Highfields Road, Caldecote is almost over.  Michael and Janet should be be in late tonight or early tomorrow morning.  We will certainly miss Tillie and Gracie.  The are such sweet dogs.  

We plan to travel to Dover to see the white cliffs on our way to Horsham.  We will be in Horsham for a long weekend with Jerry Springer, the Springer Spaniel. We will travel to Walton-on-Thames next week, then on to Scotland.  I can't believe how fast time is flying and we are having fun.

Last week, we had lots of fun visiting Cambridge and Ely.  Ely is the home to a beautiful cathedral.  The day was a bit rainy, and of course, we left the umbrella at the house.  We bought ourselves a bright green and white striped one along with a pair of mock crocs for Chuck at a Thing-a-Bob shop.  We wandered around, looking at all the shops and the open-air market and had a great time. We found Julia's Tea Shop and Barkers Bakery. We stopped for a fish and chips lunch, then headed back to view the cathedral.

Chuck and I have really enjoyed driving to the Madingley Road Park 'n Ride and taking the bus into Cambridge. We were told that we had to go punting on the River Cam. We couldn't leave the Cambridge without doing that so we went punting. A punt is a flat bottomed wooden boat that is poled down the river by the punter. Our guide, Sam, was excellent.  He knew the history of Cambridge and was very entertaining.  We just sat back and enjoyed the ride through seven of the campuses that make up Cambridge University  Punting is the only way the public can view the back of the campuses, thus the name the Backs. Unlike American universities, all the colleges and universities that fall under the umbrella of Cambridge University are gated with limited public access.

We went to Cambridge the next day to visit the pub that was the hangout for RAF and USAAF pilots during World War II.  We had read on Google that the pub served breakfast, but because they were short handed that day, we had breakfast at the Agora at the Copper Kettle.  Chuck had the full English breakfast that included toast, fried eggs, a banger (sausage), a grilled tomato, bacon (sliced ham), baked beans and hash browns.

Chuck also got a haircut in Cambridge.

We did get to eat at The Eagle. The pub is rich in history.

We're packed and almost ready to leave tomorrow.  For a first every pet/housesit, we couldn't have asked for better. Many thanks, Janet and Michael, for giving us this opportunity!