Off in the van again...

Picked up the van first thing from the VW garage, who have serviced it and struggled to fix the gears for the last two days.  As they did not sort out the problem, they did not charge me (full marks for that!) and have referred me to their commercial garage in Chippenham to see if they can sort it out.  I may be looking at a new clutch (better than a gearbox, but still not cheap).  I'll find out next Wednesday... Anyway, the van is still OK to drive till then, so we tootled off to Hailes Abbey near Winchcombe to meet up with Ben and Lena.  We had a long and enjoyable picnic in the van.

Bella got a few bits to keep her going until her tea.

After a couple of hours or so, we managed a quick peek at the Abbey (ruins) and a walk to investigate the nearby campsite, farm shop and bridle path.

We also hopped over  a ditch to scrump a few plums, as so many were lying unpicked.

Drove home through a lovely sunny evening and managed to get the van parked right outside the house. Tomorrow, practising with Bob from Left At The Lights for a short set at the Raglan Lane Street Party on September 3rd - this will be our first performance in well over a year!