Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July, our last weekend in England

Saturday

Enjoying the sun at Lesley and David's house

We spent a quiet weekend at the home of Lesley, Richard's sister, and David, her husband. They recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary which we enjoyed with them in Tivoli. While they were at the gym, we had breakfast in their warm kitchen. I felt rather unwell. We went to the Antler shop and bought a new suitcase for Matthew as the handle had fallen off the old one - too heavy! We called in at Tesco for a newspaper, and then returned home for lunch in the garden, which was looking lovely after so much rain.

We spent quite a while watching the Tour de France on TV which was exciting as Bradley Wiggins confirmed his victory for Britain. The final day on the Champs-Elysees is a formality. David made a memory stick of some of his very nice photos from the wedding party weekend.

Feeding the donkeys

For dinner L and D cooked a delicious meal of a broad bean starter, a whole salmon served with new potatoes and green vegetables, and two desserts - raspberries in jelly and rhubarb fool. It was all delicious. After dinner, we watched The Artist on DVD but several people dozed off before the end.

Sunday

We spent our last morning with Matthew and Sarah before they returned to Middlesbrough with Joan. We had breakfast outside on a rare warm sunny day. Then we went for a walk around the nearby Clough reservoir. There is a replanting program of native trees going on there. We had lunch outside too, when it was very hot, and discussed Matthew's proposed diploma course. It was sad to say goodbye to them.

We watched the final day of the Tour de France before leaving to drive to the airport. The return to Thalwil went smoothly and we were home again at 11pm.

A successful and enjoyable wedding anniversary visit! Matthew and Sarah are staying on in England to visit Joan and David and Cheri. We are back to our normal routine here in Switzerland.