Home to vote

For the last day of our tour of England, we spent the night with Gail's friends Steve and Drusilla in their beautiful home in Cumbria.

Resident Jack Russell Dora has a reputation for being "terrier-torial", but after some initial hesitation (involving teeth baring) she accepted my presence in the kitchen with moderately good grace.

In the evening Gail and Steve, cycling enthusiasts both, settled down to watch the Tour de France highlights. Dora and I had been hoping that, in the extreme excitement of seeing Mark Cavendish achieve his record breaking 35th stage win, the humans might forget to guard the cheese plate, but sadly it was not to be...

It would have been nice to stay in this lovely part of the country and enjoy the hospitality of Gail's friends for a few days longer. I mean, I was starting to feel quite at home.

But Gail said no. Apparently it was important to head back to Aberdeen in time to vote in the General Election.