We Are Becoming Quite Adventurous! (Part 1)
Whatever can be going on?! We have now all received our booster inoculations, and whilst we are still continuing to be careful, there is a feeling of a sea-change in our lives: a hope for a more normal way of life, and we are making more plans and looking forward to social events. The latest one came around last Thursday, with a memorable afternoon spent at Windsor Castle; Wendy took many great photographs, some of which I'll add here, and they bring back good memories of a lovely time.
Visiting the castle involves a lot of walking; for a start, visitors have to climb up the steep hill to the castle area, which is quite demanding, and I was a little apprehensive - not so much about having to decide whether or not to wear a mask (most people didn't), but because it promised to be a very strenuous afternoon; and would I have the stamina for it? As it turned out, yes, I did!
First of all, we had a good drive to Windsor. As we pootled along, Wendy recalled an occasion when she was about four years old: her Grandma and Great-Grandma had been staying with us in Portsmouth, for about 6 weeks - Mum made so much effort to organise her and Grandma's regular visits back to England, and they would spend as much time with us, as they possibly could, although it was always sad when the time came for them to return to South Africa. We would all go to the airport to see them off, and on this particular occasion, Wendy said she remembered going to Heathrow with them, but then, on the way back to Portsmouth, she had fallen asleep, only to wake up much later on, to hear her Dad remarking, "Well, that was a nice little drive around Windsor!" She was quite miffed to have missed it, especially as after that, she had only ever seen Windsor from the air, whilst the planes are still climbing after take-off from Heathrow. Whenever we fly off somewhere, Wendy always manages to get a window seat, and is usually glued to the unfolding view of the towns and countryside below.
Arriving in Windsor, we found brilliant parking in the Alma Street car park. We had been worried about this, because spaces were not pre-bookable, but it turned out there were so many free bays available, we had a great choice of spaces. We walked through to the High Street, to find the Cote Brasserie, where it had been arranged we would meet the other people who would be with us on the day, and enjoy lunch together.
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