And 2 little titbits ...

Just down the road from John and Ingrid's are two fishing areas - both old bomb craters!  People pay to go and fish there but because it's not exactly fresh water, anything caught then needs to be allowed to swim around in clean water for three days, before eating it.  Most simply go there for the enjoyment and put the fish back.

John tells me I should also have mentioned that at the RAF Memorial we visited today - Sir Keith Parke's statue also stands proud.  Another statue of him was erected in Trafalgar Square for a while and is now in an RAF museum elsewhere.  He was an Air Vice Marshall commanding during the Battle of Britain ... a New Zealander ... who was, evidently, a brilliant tacticion and well respected in Britain.  101 New Zealand pilots served - 14 died - in the Battle of Britain.

 Oh the things I know!!  A photographer AND a historian ... is there no end to my talents??