Maurice woke us up at 9:30 with a call of “Breakfast is ready” — boy, we slept well — such comfortable beds we’ve had over here.
We seem to have brought the sun to Wales, they tell us - it’s a cold bright day so we’re going out fora drive with Jean and Maurice to see some of Wales.
We went into the Wye Valley and on for a beautiful drive —
stopped for lunch in a pub, the Rose and Crown. The people are all so friendly. Then Maurice took us to an old Roman site - We paid to go in and saw the “Amphitheater” where the Christians were thrown to the lions - amazing - took some pictures. Wended our way back to Crick - such a lovely drive we had!
I laid down for a rest before the evening festivities.
Left the manor at 7:30 for the 10 minute drive to the Castle. It was raining. Got inside the “Bar Room” - it was crowded and after a few minutes we were all told “to leave the 20th Century now and go to the “Great Hall” where a minstrel played the fiddle and our Lady welcomed us all then called out our separate parties to go up the winding stairs to the dining room - Lord & Lady Wellers and their guests Lord & Lady Tawns were ushered in. We were sat in an alcove seat (above the rest) and as soon as our host welcomed everyone we were singled out for a welcome by everyone - (from Winnipeg Canada.)
Our serving girl was called Lady Anne who was also one of the chorus. First, we had a heavy, tasty soup, and a loaf of bread, no spoons, just scoop it up. Then came a lovely dish of lamb, baked I think, and after that a half chicken done in honey and rosemary and baked potatoes and a beautiful salad. All this to be eaten with just a dagger knife. Oh, yes, we all had bibs on to help keep us clean. This was unlimited drinks of mead and heavy red. As soon as you took a sip, it seemed to be filled up again. There was entertainment all through the meal and after. It ended about 11 PM and we were invited to go to the bar , but we felt we had enough so we went home to our warm bed and room.
