We moved out the Manor and into an old Abbey in Laleham on the 4th of June. With large extensive grounds, including foxes, squirrels and pigeons and only 1 min walk to the Thames we couldn't have found a nicer spot. Below is the view from our kitchen window.
Our room is fairly interesting with binary numbers on one wall, Pi on another, Euler's constant on the third and the constant 'e' on the last.
The pic below is a view of the Thames just down from our house.
Our room is fairly interesting with binary numbers on one wall, Pi on another, Euler's constant on the third and the constant 'e' on the last. 
The pic below is a view of the Thames just down from our house.
We also have a wee mole problem at the Abbey.
So we got a job delivering and putting up posters and brochure holders for a baggage shipping and storage company. For the first three weeks we targeted the universities in south/south east England. This turned out to be ideal for our situation as it meant we got a company car and petrol card and were basically paid to visit the different university towns. These included: Oxford, Cambridge, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Chichester, Brighton, Canterbury and of course central London.
Down at Folkestone we checked out the coast line and seaside action.
Down at Folkestone we checked out the coast line and seaside action.
A cute little seaside town with a happy little river mouth.
The 11th centry castle at Arundel was grand!!!
We checked out the Brighton Pier and were intrigued by the large pebbly beach.
Back home, our mate Larry bought himself a small sailing boat, so we've been spending a bit of time trying our hand at a bit of gib sheeting. Ken also pulling his weight on the trapeze.
The Datchet sailing lake has the Windsor Castle silhouetted on the sky line.
On the 27th June we went to Toast NZ at Clapham Common. After bacon and eggs for breakfast at the Abbey, we stopped for champagne and strawberries on the grass.
Inside Toast we watched a polo game between NZ and England.
Then there was a bit of the old kiwi culture
The crowds grew and we found ourselves a great spot in amongst the action.
A few of the tastes from home were for sale including pies, mussels and oysters.
And to finish off the afternoon Dave Dobbyn cranked out a few tunes for the crowd.
A great time was had by all
So that was June. It looks like we have work at least for another month so we will update again after another month of fun and games.
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