Bourne free

We're back at Hannah's parents, where it rained steadily most of the day.  So of course we went out for a walk into beautiful Bournemouth, wandering down through the historic Victorian Gardens until we got to the shops and the amusements on the pier.  We also enjoyed a lovely cup of tea in Debenham's cafe.  A pot, real milk, boiling water...there are some things about this country that would almost dissuade me from returning to California.  Almost.

It's more impressive in the rain, really...

Bournemouth, one of Britain's premier holiday destinations.

Now this is more like it, although Hannah's claim to have "won" 24p having spent 40p (and feeding all her winnings back into the machine anyway) makes me wonder how quickly all that MBA learning has faded.

Everyone has to admit it in the end!

Now this is a reason to holiday in the UK.  Shakeaway: 150 different flavours of milkshake.  Here I am enjoying a Battenberg cake special.