On getting out of bed this morning (Tuesday, April 8), we were happy to see no snow. There had been a heavy frost, but it started to melt as soon as the sun came out. This countryside is glorious when the sun is shining.
We both are feeling the lack of serious exercise, since we haven't been able to work out. After some research, we found a gym in Henley named, of all things, "LA Fitness". They have all state of the art exercise equipment, a pool with showers, and a number of classes for aerobics and body pump. So we joined and had our first workout.
After lunch, we drove to the small town of Wallingford, about 6 miles from Nettlebed. It is a quaint, old town on the Thames. Some of the streets (including the bridge into town) are so narrow that cars have to take turns. We primarily scoped things out with the intent to return later for exploring in detail. The have a nice museum and a castle with great gardens. The local supermarket, Waitrose, is quite impressive. We'll be back.
On the way home, we realized that the car was thirsty for gas. It was time to bite the bullet. As you can see in the picture, 1.07 doesn't sound bad. But thats POUNDS PER LITRE! about $8 a gallon! I put $120 in the tank. That's enough to make you plan your driving with care.
We brought a web camera with us and installed Skype on the computer. We saw and talked with our son in LA over the Internet, FOR FREE. Cool!
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