Ice!

Yesterday, we took a bus ride to Moreton in Marsh, as per the previous post. Although the weather was not that nice (cold and grey), the attraction of the market was enough to overcome that. The bus trip (about an hour each way) was quite nice, going through a few pretty villages once we got into the Cotswolds. But the market was disappointing, not really specific to the area. The cold weather and the disappointment in the market caused us to have a pub lunch and head back home quite early.

This morning, it was clear and cold. The temperature had dropped to well below freezing overnight and on the Stratford canal behind our apartment there is now a 3mm layer of ice (with clear patches where the ducks and swans swim and keep it open so far). Now 3mm of ice is not all that significant, but for us it is, as it was the first time Lyn saw ice on any stretch of water! That's what happens if you grow up in South Africa.

Its not easy to walk on ice, even for ducks!

Looks cold, doesn't it?

This afternoon we tried once again to get a look inside one of the Shakespeare theatres. When we arrived, almost 2 weeks ago, we asked if it was possible to have a quick look inside. The answer was 'usually its no problem, but a the moment they are doing a scene change'. Little did they realise that we are not here for 2 hours like most visitors. So we went back the next day. Now the story was that they were changing the overhead lighting, but usually... no problem. So we tried a few more times, but its always the same: 'usually yes, but today...'. It seems likely that they dont want to have visitors have a quick peek into the theater (no money in it..), but they dont want to admit this. Pity!

Tomorrow we go back to London. Its also about time we get some good news from the Dutch Embassy about Lyn's naturalisation.......