New Milton to Swanage

Did the Air BnB overnight stay. It was very good. My stay in a Council flat in London was most interesting. How bloody depressing living in a flat by the railway line that ran all night. It was not un-acceptable for two nights but did make an interesting change from the sounds of a river and a rooster in the morning. So I caught the train from London after a breakfast in the Borough Market and a pretty good coffee.Trains are how the Brits travel. They all take the train and of course the underground is essential. I was able to go from Swiss Cottage to Westminster ( Parliament) Waterlloo ( Railway line) to London Bridge (Borough market) sand walk across the Bridge and be in the City ( Saint Pauls and all those things). Managed to score a ticket to a show at the Globe on the afternoon before I return and a play at the National Treatre so I will be all loaded up with live entertainment before I depart. Word of caution the Cash Passport cards that are widely promoted are a bit temperamental and the organisation most unhelpful. This nonsence over information security is very unhelpful. It may help them avoid liability but it does not make anything safer or easier in my view. The big news in England is not that they beat Wales (at soccer) which they had to to avoid being dumped from the World Cup but that an MP was shot for wanting to stay in the EU. It seems from my passing interest that the MP's want in and the people want out....well the great mass of poorly informed people that is. My Pub advisor says it is all about the European Court of Justice that decides what's the Law in any of the members states that is the problem for him. The average POM would not know what the Court of Justice was but they do know about immigration, job losses, and the services they are not getting, and that is more of a motivation I suspect. There is so much misinformation I doubt a sensible outcome will be reached based on anyone actually knowing all the answers. There is so much speculation and Polies telling half truths, well no surprise there,that I would be surprised if anyone knew the full story. The Pollies say one thing and the journalist oppose. Oddly enough the Pollies on both sides seem to say stay....but still the people in large numbers say go. Yet the claim is that go will mean that costs rise, but stay has the Government paying huge sums into the EU coffers. Wish I understood but I guess that goes for the voters too. The countryside here in Devon is magical. Narrow lanes beautiful stone houses with tile or thatched roofs. Lots of tress it is very picturesque. Yesterday my host had me on a cycling tour that was great. Only problem was it was poor weather so had to resort to a 300 year old pub. And the reward was not just a good yarn with a local but a pickled egg eaten in a packet of crisps with a couple of chillies. Now that was pretty special. My companion was a mine of information. He says I may be lucky enough to find a stone bridge in this area that still bears a plaque that says "any person damaging this bridge shall be liable for transportation". What different times we live in. Today my host has some motorbiking lanes that are only open on weekends to ride. I am not far from the Coast at Swanage and yesterday's ride was on the edges of Poole Harbour claimed to one of the biggest natural harbours in the world. I see the Skye has more blue this morning so fingers crossed for a good day in the countryside.