Eddie gave us a ride down to Wormley and then John, a regular at the pub, picked us up and took us to Hoddesdon. We went to the library and got a couple of books,
We did a bit of shopping and had a beer in the White Swan pub. Then we walked back via the public footpaths over Bass Hill. We stopped and sat in the grass out in the middle of a paddock and watched the sunlight playing on the hills and houses over on the far side of the Lee Valley. The only thing about being this close to London is the constant roar of traffic on the A10¹ and the noise of aircraft overhead that destroys the peace and calm of the countryside. The air was full of the lovely sweet smells of spring and birds were everywhere. I can’t wait to get to the remoter parts of rural England.
¹The A10 is a major arterial road linking London (the road begins at London Bridge) with King’s Lynn in Norfolk. Parts of the road follow the original Roman road known as Ermine Street.
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