Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Thurston Suffolk- near Bury St Edmunds

Quizzed at immigration- where were we going etc.?Had to produce return ticket!Keith and Carol met us at Heathrow and drove us via a series of freeways to their village 100k away- not a traffic light did we see.
The approach to the village was through a beautiful wood with fern undergrowth-pheasant shooting is about to start there and we think we glimpsed one.
Suffolk is beautiful- green and lush -surreal after Dubai adventure.
Spent yesterday relaxing and catching up with Keith and Carol- they have a beautiful house and garden.
Today walked around the lake at Ickworth- a National Trust house- geese dived onto the lake and we watched them bobbing about-much better trained than Australian geese who are often in attack mode! Garden superb and lots of wildflowers out- gorgeous!
Needed cash, so went into Bury to the bank- superb windowboxes and flower displays on lampposts and in garden beds on roundabouts- all maintained by local handicapped people brilliant idea.
Carol has more adventure planned for us-going with the flow!

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