The worry and cost of parking our rented Fiat dominated our day; eventually we found our way to Westfield London, a giant mall where we discovered that parking, while not free, was limited at 6 pounds for however long we wanted to stay. We spent a lot more shopping of course, especially after we found the Ecco shoe store.
In the evening we GPS'd to Heathrow T4 in the rain (only 2 errors) and met Charlotte off her Alitalia plane from Milan Linate. Then a scary (rainy, dark) drive down to Mudeford on the south coast, arriving just before midnight to a table laid with wine-glasses and a pasta-bake in the oven, but Terry the cook had gone to bed.
Friday
Walked down to the shore at Avon beach, then east past dozens of beach-cabins and a beach damaged by storms; most of its sand removed and now being replaced by giant earthmovers.
To Highcliff Castle, with its interesting social history.
Frances arrived in the late afternoon from Canada, having spent two weeks helping her sister Stella recover from a severe asthma attack.
Saturday
Brunch courtesy of Charlotte. Then a tour of inspection at Jenny and Alex's new house; young people have a different view of their living space, but garden ideas are more aligned with ours.
A drive past Corfe Castle to a walk up to Swire Wood overlooking Kimmeridge and the Isle of Wight,
then a beer at the Scott Arms overlooking Corfe Castle.
In the evening a full family feast at Bellagio in Poole. Adam drove down to meet us, so Frances had her three children with her for the evening.
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