Finally getting out and about...

After what felt like winter hibernation, we have finally been getting out and about again. And in doing so, we have realised what a great area we live in (despite all the negative remarks about Swindon).

In March we had our friends Anna and Stefan from near Munich stay with us for a week. They have a little boy, Tim, who is two weeks younger than Yana. We had a great time catching up and we managed to see Stonehenge close-up, which can only be arranged by prior appointment. Unfortunately Yana got sick, so we couldn't do any more day trips. Anna, Stefan and Tim did a few trips on their own and we socialised with them in the evening, when the boiling hot, clingy Yana was asleep.

Stonehenge

Stefan playing double-carrier

Another day trip we did, towards the end of March, was to Lechlade-on-Thames. The town is almost in the Cotswolds, less than half an hour from our place. We parked on a car-park with a picnic table and had lunch while Yana slept in the campervan. Once she woke up we went for a walk along the Thames, watching the ducks, swans and river boats. We went to a nice pub, right by the side of the river and had a drink. It was a beautiful sunny day.

The pub in Lechlade

Kerstin and Yana enjoying the sunshine by the Thames

The river Thames