The final day!
by Stu - 7 September 2024
The final day of the trip dawned and it was off to Heathrow to pick up a car for the day. Since I had driven all around France, Sonia offered to drive this leg, and was instantly rewarded with a free upgrade to a Mercedes EQA.
High Wycombe
The first stop was a visit to Uncle Reg (actually, he’s a great-great uncle to the boys) and his marvellous garden in High Wycombe.
Reg, Sonia, Miles and Jake
New Forest
We then headed off to Minstead for lunch at the Trusty Servant. After a pie and a pint with some cousins, we discovered that the final resting place of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was next door, so we stopped in to pay a visit.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and me!
Then time for a group photo with Lesley (the boys first cousin, twice removed) and Robert.
Robert, Miles, Sonia, Lesley and Jake
Thankfully that was the end of the complex cousin calculations, so after a quick tour of the forest, we were off.
Jake, Miles and some local wild horses
With our time in Europe drawing to a close, there was time for one last pint at the Frog & Wicket before we were back off home. Thanks for following along! We’ll be back shortly with our top 5s.