Janet's Really Bad, Horrible Two Days!

On their last day in Kent, they went to Ightham Mote, a house that was originally built in1320 and "modernized" in the 1600's.  Pretty spectacular.  Back in the day, moats were build around one's home as a show of wealth.

At the ticket booth, they have fancy leashes with tags for walking your pup around the grounds.

And Smiley Face shrubs!

Veggie plots

This beats the hell out of any Boxwood Janet has every grown!

Their lunch that day was excellent.  Who doesn't love Pork Belly!

The two bad days started with the stupid f***ing trip to the stupid f***ing Cliffs of Dover.  Phil made a small pile of things to take in the car prior to embarking on this riveting journey.  Among the pile was a small slice of Apple Loaf for Janet to eat (OK...very kind), her iPad (weird as it's not needed, but OK) and some guide books.  Enroute to the car, Janet dropped the iPad.  She was super upset!

She cried!  Phil says she can get a new one as soon as we get home.  He better not be foolish enough to tell her to wait for the "new and improved" version coming out in reportedly 2018!

Then, after the visit to Ightham Mote, they travelled from Kent to the Cotswolds for their second cottage.  A totally do-able 2 hour journey, except it took SIX hours.  Many times they were at complete standstills on the M25, an 8 lane motorway!  The worst part was they were listening to the radio for traffic updates and whatever was happening on M25 didn't even merit mention!

Mental note to oneself to avoid the London Orbital at all costs!

There was one small silver lining in the cloud.  Janet had to use the washroom so they pulled off to what could best be described in Canada as a shopping mall rest stop.  Turns out, one of their favourite pubs, Mole & Chicken was only 5 miles away.

In Janet's humble opinion, these are the best Fish & Chips she has ever had.  It's the Tartar Sauce with tarragon.

They had Sticky Toffee Pudding with Clotted Cream for dessert.  Too bad Janet was so busy stuffing her face she couldn't get her camera out in time.  She had no option to hustle with her spoon or Phil would eat all of it.

No silver lining in this cloud!