On to Oxford -Day 17

Time to bid farewell to Guiting Power and our home at The Hollow Bottom. The car had to be dropped off at Oxford and we had to get into our hotel near the station for our trip tomorrow. Not as easy to negotiate as road works were all around the area. Glad to get the car back again without incident.

Hotel got us an early room for which we were gateful, so after a little freshen up we went for a walk around Oxford centre. Very busy with lunchtime crowds and found that all the colleges and some other sites charged entry to look around.

Went into an interesting History of Science Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, but after 3 hours of walking Gail began to feel ill, so we wandered back to our room.

After a little kip she was good to go so we headed back, after I had done extensive research and targeted the Red Lion for dinner and drinks. It looked wonderful as we entered, but we were soon ushered out the door. It wasn't the state of my attire, but a power outage. We opted for a drink at the quirky Three Goats Heads before returning, but power still out. Dinner in an ordinary Italian before drink and stroll back. Big travel day tomorrow.

Morning traffic at Hollow Bottom

Oxford