London continued

As a conclusion to the ride on Saturday, we went back via the Regents Canal and had a cake a tea at one of the  canal-side cafes.

Sunday morning, we found we had a couple of hours hire left on the Boris bikes, so we set off

back  along the Regents Canal, past some very varied canal house-boats, some decorated with growing flowers,

to Victoria Park, which contains some alcoves

from the old London Bridge (that did not get sent to Arizona!).

There was also a Heart Foundation run going on in the (huge) park.

There were stunning flower beds.

We concluded with a brunch back at a trendy Dalston cafe

then 'trained' back to Prestwood, where, under a sky criss-crossed by jet vapour trails,

we went on an afternoon stroll in the excruciatingly exquisite village of Little Missenden (no picture could do justice) where we enjoyed an ale in a very old pub, while Jacqui went on a slide in the local kids' park!