After the semi-finals we needed some time to relax. Two games back to back is brutal especially when the first night ends at 3 AM (thanks Karl Rogers). After a detox Sunday we headed to see Steve's mom for the last week of our rugby world cup tour. Val - my new mom in law to be - and her sweet new kittens gave us the comforts of home. It is always good to be with mom.
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| Monte and Elsa next to the original Cat Boy. |
We decided to do a day's adventure while we were there and rented a car (which turned into a minivan) from Enterprise and headed to Warwick Castle. Now mind you, Steve and I have been doing major historic sites and walking on coastal paths so it was a shock to enter Warwick Castle and see the Disnification of a fine historical castle. Granted it was half term (school holiday) and just a few days before Halloween but that didn't dull the pain. We lasted 2 hours. Good thing there was a gift shop smack in the middle of the tour (you know the kind you have to walk through) we picked up a bottle of mead perfectly wrapped. We ventured toward the little bit of nature and peace we could find.
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| Warwick was a bust but we used the van to go to the tip! |
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| Glorious |
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| Too many kids. Too many ice cream carts. AHHH! |
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| Outside the crazy by the river |
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| The mead. Enough said. |
The next day Val took us to the National Arboretum Memorial an expansive garden of memorials to the endless wars England has fought and for conflicts universally. Somber and important.
Ending our time in Burntwood, we had a curry with Bill Blair who taught the Harris boys PE in school and is an avid rugby player and fan. We are super grateful for him. He signed us for the local club so we could have a chance to get the tickets in lottery. Good luck and lifelong friendship made this possible!
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