Oxford

After another great English breakfast the plan was to drive to Oxford and settle in and have a look around. The motorways in England are great and after touring a bit more of the Yorkshire Dales-so nice with many small villages scattered throughout a green lush countryside of undulating hills dotted with sheep and cows. Straight out of a James Herriot book. We arrived in Oxford about 3 pm and found the most wonderful B&B. An old Manor House and our room was so comfortable. Elizabeth the owner had turned it into a B&B after her husband had died several years beforehand. Robert saw a photo of her with Richard Bramston-and asked Elizabeth about Richard. Apparently they are friends, he lives up the road and had been there for dinner the night before. The house was so lovely and set in a nice large garden. We decided to have a relax as it was so comfortable and had dinner at the local pub and an early night. We set off for Oxford after having breakfast with the other guests at the B&B-great fun as they were interesting people, an English couple on holiday and a couple from South Africa. Oxford was so good and we learn lots about the town after a guided walking tour. Well worth a visit. We finished off the day with a pint at the pub in Oxford the "Turf club" where Bob Hawke set the record for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer -11 seconds.