Friday 14th The Villages of Surrey

This morning we headed to the village of Guildford, being near where we are staying. The village has a history going back 1000 years and has buildings that are historical and constructed in a variety of styles.
Guildford is on the river Wey which is used by narrow boat travelers and there is a lock on the river in town. While we were inspecting the lock a narrow boat went through. To do this is a manual process requiring someone from the boat to get off the boat and open the gates while another on board maneuvers the craft through the lock, very interesting to watch.
Then Ken and Sue took us for a drive through the local Surrey countryside. It is a beautiful area and we went through villages that are real picture postcard stuff, narrow roads, green hills, dense forests, just magic. It is just how we imagined the English countryside would be. As well the sky had cleared and it was a lovely sunny afternoon.
Continuing on we went up Box Hill which has a zigzag road to the top,and was the location for cycle races during the Olympics. There was a wonderful view from the top over the countryside to the village of Albury. So many place names here are familiar.
Ken and Sue have asked us to stay another day which we are going to do and move on on Sunday.
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