Welcome to the “Midlands” of England: rolling forests and pastureland dotted with tiny towns that seem to have been lost in time, where the houses have names instead of street numbers and only one car at a time can fit on the road. Josh is driving our rental car – and doing quite well – and we’re glad we have it to explore (or at least drive through) as many of these hamlets as possible. We took a walking tour of Chipping Campden today, and braved the rain so Meg could see the ancient yew trees that (supposedly) inspired Tolkien’s doors of Moria. We finished the day with a leisurely half-hour stroll down a quiet footpath to a pub serving excellent local beer…and managed to walk it off on the return trip to the car to drive back to our quaint B&B.