Chichester

 I was up at my usual time. Jasper had woken us, so I offered to bring Di a cup of tea and then leave her to get up when she felt like it. This was acknowledged as a good idea, and so, a gentle morning began. 

Once we were both up and behaving like functioning adults, we climbed into the car and headed for Chichester. The idea was to do some shopping, stroll around for a bit, and maybe grab some lunch if anything took our fancy. There was a car boot sale in progress at the Cattle Market Car Park. We already had a car boot, so we ignored it and strolled into the city. There was a bit of a buzz today. There were some street markets, and they were preparing for a gathering of motorcycles for the Distinguished Gentlemen's ride. We were too early to see this, but we certainly heard it later on.

After some shopping, we diverted from the main streets and took a stroll around the Bishop's Palace Gardens. It was pleasantly warm, and fleeting changes in colour as the clouds scudded across the sky made for a very beautiful interlude.

We walked back into the city and went to look at a new food hall, "Ghost at the Feast", which hosts a number of different food vendors. It wasn't really suited to a Sunday lunch, but would certainly warrant a return trip at some stage.

In the end, we dropped into "The Ivy" and settled down for brunch. Di had some sourdough bread, and followed up with Eggs Royale; I had some crispy salt and pepper squid, followed by Eggs Benedict. It was very good and very satisfying. We certainly didn't need to eat again today.

Once home, after a bit of a clear-up after Jasper, we settled in the Orangery with our Kindles for the afternoon. We also took the opportunity to look at options for a river cruise next spring. We will discuss the various options with Jane and Trevor when we meet for lunch on Wednesday.