Friday 6th May
Did a bit on the blog this morning and checked for emails. Left Woking and headed for Newberry. Discovered that Windsor Castle and Ascot racecourse not far from here. The area the seat of all things happening as Farnborough airbase and Aldershot army base in the region too. We were given instructions on how to get to Newberry but still managed to make a few detours. Alan and Sue still the and Alan still full of nonsense. Had lots of chatter and laughter. We visited the Newberry Cathedral with those beautiful leadlight windows - all these buildings have such elaborate work and when one thinks of how many years ago it was done - how did they do it? The cathedral dates back to Cromwell's era - that is old 400 years plus!!
We watched how the loch system on a canal operates, as a small boat was moving along the waterway, and gave us a showing. Quite a remarkable system and it operates all over England in the various waterways.
We had lunch at a pub where Joanne znd her daughter Kayla joined us. Long time since we saw Jo. Unfortunately we did not see Mark but managed a quick word with his son Jake who is now way over my head at 14 years old. We saw him as a tiny baby in Zim. Unfortunately we had to leave Newberry earlier as we had a date back in Woking. We have so enjoyed meeting up with old friends and IF there was to be another trip longer time must be put aside for old friends.