Our final day together is at Leeds Castle in Kent, just a short drive from Canterbury. Already we have said farewell to Peter, Judy and Marcus in Paris, now we say goodbye to Hume, Paul and Helen as they set off very early for London. Ruth decides not to join us for the excursion, so she remains at the hotel in order to prepare for her trip to York.
We enjoy our guided tour of the castle with our local guide, Ali, she is a delight and like our other guides throughout the trip, very knowledgable and helpful. We have time to visit the magnificient castle gardens but most of us spend precious time in the warm cafe away from the biting wind.
We say goodbye to Laureen who is off to Perth, Jim and Jenny off to Ireland all flying out of Heathrow. The remaining pilgrims press on to Gatwick airport. We swing by the railway station at Maidstone to enable Rebecca and Tig to catch a fast train to London, they will spend a few days in the capital and attend a family wedding before returning home. Steve, Raylene and Di are hiring a car and travelling in the south of England, Robert and Jill also are soon at the car hire counter alongside Ray, Glenys, Robyn and Hilary. The latter group are going to share a holiday together in Cornwall, the former are not travelling far, catching up with family- Robert's brother tomorrow celebrating his birthday and then their son in Windsor.
We enjoy our guided tour of the castle with our local guide, Ali, she is a delight and like our other guides throughout the trip, very knowledgable and helpful. We have time to visit the magnificient castle gardens but most of us spend precious time in the warm cafe away from the biting wind.
We say goodbye to Laureen who is off to Perth, Jim and Jenny off to Ireland all flying out of Heathrow. The remaining pilgrims press on to Gatwick airport. We swing by the railway station at Maidstone to enable Rebecca and Tig to catch a fast train to London, they will spend a few days in the capital and attend a family wedding before returning home. Steve, Raylene and Di are hiring a car and travelling in the south of England, Robert and Jill also are soon at the car hire counter alongside Ray, Glenys, Robyn and Hilary. The latter group are going to share a holiday together in Cornwall, the former are not travelling far, catching up with family- Robert's brother tomorrow celebrating his birthday and then their son in Windsor.
We leave Robert and Jillian on the coach who alone are making the Emirates flight out of Gatwick at 9.20pm tonight, they will be stopping over at Dubai for a couple of days. It has been a wonderful pilgrimage and a fabulous group of people who have cared for one another and enjoyed each others company. Most of us will be looking forward to some time out after our busy schedule.
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