We followed the directions to the campground we had picked out in Gloucester and found nothing. So, we changed our minds and drove on – to a city called Tewkesbury, where the campground is right next to the Abbey. When we woke up the next morning, it was great to see the Abbey against the sky.

Tewkesbury is a particularly nice campground because the old town is a very short walk away. In the morning we set out to explore the so-called black-and-white village. The black-and-white refers to the large number of 16^th and 17^th century half-timbered buildings left in town. It’s a small area – just three streets and by the end of the first morning, we’d seen it all. So we walked back to the RV, ate our lunch and set out to catch the bus to Gloucester at 1:23. That allowed us to visit Gloucester Cathedral and walk the area around the city center.

We even had time for a cup of coffee in a pub that we heard about from a fellow camper. Usually a cup of coffee or tea is one pound 35 pence or more. In the chain of J. Wetherspoon Pubs, it is only 69 pence. That sounds really cheap, until you remember that really costs about $1.35. It was reasonable and even good, and it kept us awake through the afternoon.

In the morning we got up and went to the open-air market, where there were some genuine bargains. We bought far too much food for either the space available or the appetites available, but we enjoyed the market and will continue to do so for many days in the future.

We left the campground at about 10:30 and set off to see the town of Ledbury – another black and white village. We found a parking place for the RV just off the main street, and walked around. The library allowed us to check our e-mail. A lovely old tea shop on an ancient street offered a "Cream Tea" – that is, a pot of tea with a scone, clotted cream and jam – for only three pounds – and it was as good as that treat gets! Then we were off again – to see what the city of Hereford is like.