Day 2 (6/29/16)

The UK weather is making sure we get properly acclimated.....today is the 2nd day of rain since we arrived. That being said, our first order of business is getting raincoats.  We got a recommendation for an outdoor store that has good prices, so armed with our little Fiat 500 and a GPS, we headed out.

Isn't it cute?!

Holy smokes there are soooooo many roundabouts, it is truly worse than Jersey with the jug-handles......never in my life did I think I would utter those words, but it is the truth.  We did fairly well navigating there, although we pulled into the wrong car park.  At this point Ron decided I needed to have a turn driving....I was less than excited.  I managed to get us successfully parked after a curb check and heading the wrong way down an aisle.
Now that we had the appropriate outerwear, we were off to lunch at 'The Roundabout' a pub-style eatery. There are no waiters/waitresses, you order your food from the bar, tell them what table you are sitting at, and then they deliver the food once it is ready. I had the pulled pork sandwich and it was delicious.  Unfortunately the sweet potato fries that came with it were over-cooked, but I was sufficiently full from the sandwich so it wasn't a big deal.

After lunch we test drove a couple of cars.  We found one to purchase, but would have to come back on the weekend with cash to buy it after our appointment with the bank.  Another area where things work differently here.  You can't just walk into a bank branch and open an account, you must make an appointment and the first appointment we could get was on Saturday.  So, the car purchase would have to wait until then.
We learned a lot of new words today especially related to cars......
Boot = Trunk                  Bonnet = Hood
Hire Car = Rental Car    Park Sensors = Back-up Sensors
Petrol = Gas                   Zebra Crossing = Crosswalk
Car Park = Parking Garage or Parking Lot
Quid = Pounds (It is slang like bucks is for dollars)