C20 - Sunday, October 14, 1984 - North Shore News

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British B&Bs a bargain

SUALLY, when I return from another part

of the world, | write about my discoveries

staring at the end and working my way
back to the beginning, rationalizing that I’d better
write first what | remember the best.

What I remember the best
about this trip is my thick
sweater and K-way jacket —
and | wore those every day
from start to finish! Thank
goodness we had no illusions
about British weather, even
though the whole country
had sweltered in one of the
hottest summers on record.
Naturally, that quit on a day
roughly coinciding with our
arrival.

In brief, Brian and I left
Vancouver aboard a British
Airways flight to London on
Sept. 8, equipped with two
Britrail passes, hotel reserva-
tions for our first and last
nights (plus a couple of mid-
trip nights in Scotland), two

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overnight-size bags and a sat-
chel. We had shorts and
bathing suits along for what
we hoped would be a few
days of beach time in the
Channel Islands.

We had a map, a rail
schedule and a rough idea
where we might go.

We also had a couple of
thousand pounds in Visa
traveller’s cheques, a couple
of Visa cards for emergency,
a B.C. Tel ‘‘Calling Card’’ to
phone home for the bad news
and a spirit of adventure.

British Airways runs a tidy
operation — | can’t be alone
in thinking so as there wasn’t
an empty seat on the London
flight and only a couple on

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the return.

Our original plan was to go
immediately to the tsland of
Jersey and collapse for a
week. That was until [ felt the
gale-force winds buffeting
London on our arrival! *‘No
damn way I1’m_ bucketing
across the English Channel in
this,’’ | announced. ‘‘Let’s
go to Scotiand.”’

We settled down in our
hotel (the Kensington Close,
off Kensington High St.) and
started making scratches on
the map. Coventry seemed a
good destination for a start
— when you’re newly arrived
with your ears stiN popping,
it’s wise to think small.

My husband and Il are
complete opposites when it
comes to spending money.
He likes luxury. I like the
reassuring feel of money in
my wallet.

He likes nice, secure reser-
vations. | like to take my
chances.

We arrived in Coventry in
the early afternoon, with
nothing more than optimism.
‘“‘Where can we find a
hotel?** | asked the Tourist
Information booth.

“Right out the front door
across the street, turn right
and down two blocks,”’
the answer.

Following directions, we
came upon the Manor
House, a comtortable-
looking hotel on the corner
Leaving Brian with the bags,
| tran in and inquired about
the price — £30 tor a twin
with bath and full breakfast

“Just wait a minute,” |
yelled to Brian while | hur-
ned down the street on a
B&B hunt Not half a block
away typical British
overnighter the Sapphire
House Yes. they had a twin
Bath down the hall and full

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“Pvc qust saved you $28""
Poannounced proudly Brian
looked back at the Manor
House a little wastthully
as Pooiarched proudly down
the street Tomust be hotest

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by Barbara
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this was a make-or-break
proposition. If he didn’t hke
the Sapphire, I'd be stuck
with paying extra every night
for three weeks for the
privilege of private plumb-
ing.

Luck held! The Sapphire
House ts probably one of the
nicest B&B's I've stayed in,
with bright, airy rooms, com-
tortable beds and spotlessly
clean Our room opened out

with big windows onto a
quiet street We had a sink so
that Bnan could shave in

peace while | grabbed a cou
ple of big towels and headed
for the shower

The breakfast room was
big with tastefully set tables
and a hearty menu What
really impressed my snob of a
husband was the other guests

not the dregs’) that he
associated with cheap accom
modation, Chey were mostly
couples who maght lise next
door to us

As we left the Sapphire for
the train station bo oasked
“Stl want to pay $26 tor a

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