Our last day in Little Paxton began with a wonderful, 2 hour hike on footpaths through the lovely countryside. Of course, we had our normal bits of English rain but smiled along discovering different plants, flowers and wildlife.
Elise is quite the explorer and scientist...
also an expert at finding lady bugs!
Off we go!
We learned the hard way (Dani especially) not to let Stinging Nettle touch you and we also learned this leaf called Dock Leaf relieves the pain from the Nettle.
Yep, some rain...
Getting ready to feed the horses some crab apples we picked.
Video, let's see if it works!
Poppie
Chocolate, a fine reward for hiking so briskly in the rain!
Poppies for Grand Mom!
Almost at Buckden, our restaurant destination!
Nope, mama can't resist a thatched roof!
The Neish Wedding Spot-so beautiful.
The George, an amazing lunch was had by all!
The girls loved this nearby playground and even got Grand Mom in on the fun!
"3 Little Monkeys"
Wish we could return in September when all of these numerous blackberry bushes will be ripe!
Mrs. Neish and her mouthwatering black currant crumble-wish we could have taken some home in our suitcase! Thank you so much for taking such good care of us-we hope to see you at our home this winter when you visit!
One final time driving on the left, Heathrow here we come!
One more adventure getting there but we did it! Here we are at the restaurant in our hotel.
At Heathrow enjoying breakfast at one of our familiar, new, favorite breakfast stops...The Giraffe. A great way to end the trip and get ready for our first flight which was almost 8 hours and then one more from Philly back to O-town. The girls did amazing-didn't sleep a wink but hung in there. Lots of books, drawing, suduko and Shreck 3 and some Bugs Bunny helped on the flight. Overall, the most AMAZING time! We all feel so grateful to all of our overseas friends for your wonderful hospitality-we are so lucky to have you in our lives.
Now, time to get ready for school in 9 days! Cheers!
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