Thursday, June 26, 2003

 

Day 63. Friday 27 June 2003. Usk Visit.

This coming weekend would be the last one we would spend in England before we returning to New Zealand next week.The weekend coincided with the Usk Garden Show so what better weekend to vist Usk.

We travelled down to Usk with Ian, Vicky would meet us tomorrow morning; today she was still in the midst of her organised school trip. Arriving in Usk we popped in to say hello to Doreen in Maryport Street.

Our accomodation was in Maryport Street also at the pub a few doors down from Doreen where they had bought up the row of terraced cottages adjoining the pub and turned them into accomodation and dining. The problem was our accomodation had been double booked and hence "no room at the Inn" for us.

We were asked if we minded staying in another part of town which was the landlord's newly purchased house and although furnished they had not moved in yet. We agreed sight unseen so Ian ran us round to Blackbarn Lane off the beginning of the Chepstowe road and we found we had the 3 bedroomed house to ourselves.

The house was warm, the water was hot and the bed was comfortable and the location was quiet. We enjoyed our 3 night's stay. In the mornings I walked down to the dining room in Maryport Street for breakfast but Pat with her troublesome foot drove down. Each early morning it warm and sunny and I enjoyed the stroll, cutting though the church grounds where Vicky and Ian were married.

That evening we slept well.

posted by OldEric 3:33 pm