As I said in an earlier blog commentary, “Traveling ain't for sissies!" Waking up from an evening in London and the excitement of the Proms, took some effort, however, we were all SO excited to see Paul and family in Rugby.
We loaded the camper with our rather empty looking rucksacks and headed out of London through the Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames and past Stradford and it's Olympic venues. It was good to see the stadium and other venues. We arrived in Rugby at about midday and met the cousins we'd been so looking forward to seeing. Paul and Liz's house is gigantic in size in comparison to so many homes in England, excluding those of the gentry. He has a wonderful garden, large trampoline, a conservatory (the makings room), and literally, hundreds of toys. The electric railway down In The cellar, and a grand staircase leading up to four bedrooms upstairs. The upstairs is a great launching pad for missiles of various sorts and when down below, it's worth looking up first to check you're not the next target. All great fun and the family works in amazing harmony with manners and politeness firmly set. Liz and baby Adelaide, just four days old, are very well and we've all had long periods of taking it in turn to hold the beautiful little girl. Bede is seven and without a doubt THE BIG BROTHER, very sensible, polite and very able sporty and bright! Gemima is five, the big sister, so caring and sweet, obviously switched on and also just as agile as her brother. Delilah Rose is three and I just love the way she makes everyone know she's there. She gets her way with her uncle through her big eyes and hubby little face, she is delightful but I think the family believe its not the terrible twos but rather the ‘terrible' threes they're going through with her at the moment. As I write all five children are on the trampoline have a ball.
Rugby School is not a Campus in isolation to the town of rugby, it stretches out for the High Street, where the grand buildings give way to what seem to be large Victorian red brick buildings, the Houses, or boarding houses as we know them. The main green is about three rugby fields or more big and is surrounded by the chapel and various other buildings including Paul's Politics block. Gus can't get over the superb condition of the fields, the grass so lush and well groomed. There is a tarred pathway all around the fields, a superb running come cycle track for the children who competently cycled from home and then around it. Bede did several laps while we were there this morning. We've popped into the main shopping precinct this afternoon with a sleeping Gemima, and we were very impressed with the neatness of the town Centre, a very pleasant small town.
Today we've come up to Alton and a spectacular trip to Alton Towers theme park which as I write is thrilling the children in more ways than one. We head back to Rugby this evening.
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