Murray time

We packed up early and headed for home to watch Andy Murray play Federer in Wimbledon final. A lot of big puddles to avoid on the roads between Walton and the M25. We arrived back at 2:30pm  - Andy had lost by 5:30 pm!

We really must return to Kingston to go for a trip on the Thames and to see Hampton Court Palace later in the year. Maybe after the Olympics have been and gone.

Hampton Court

Packed the brollies and we walked the 10 mins down the lane to catch the bus into Hampton Court where we met Katie to  visit the flower show. We had an afternoon ticket, which was enough for us to see the show.
It was huge and would have needed two days to really do it justice. Bought a stone cat and a ladybird poppy plant  to commemorate the visit. We were sitting in a coffee shop waiting to order a coffee, or two, and happened to notice that the last bus back to our site was in 20 minutes. We made the bus in time - just as it started to rain. It was really pouring by the time we reached the lane, but we were 'saved' by a fellow camper who gave us lift back down the lane.

The rain was torrential for about 3 hours during the night.

Kingston on Thames

Katie came to meet us on the site in the morning so that we could give her the stuff we bought from home and take it to her new flat. Later we walked into Kingston to do the shops and the Thames river front. Rosemary liked the shops, I liked the Thames and we both liked Katie's flat. We took some tapas type food from Waitrose back to site and just managed to eat it 'al fresco' before the sun went behind the trees and the cool breeze kicked in. Summer weather - must be joking.

Walton on Thames

Sitting in the rain (again) at a camping and caravan club site in Surrey. We have come here to see Katie and go to nearby Hampton Court where the RHS flower show is taking place. Katie has recently moved to a flat in Kingston on Thames, so the main reason for being here is to return some of the things she left with us during her move.