Chance Family Meeting

I live in Spain, my brother, David, in Guernsey, Channel Islands. We usually meet up once a year for a few days when my husband and I visit Guernsey in the summer; apart from that we have the occasional chat on the phone, perhaps 3 or 4 times a year. He works full time and I am a housewife. Three years ago I had to spend a few weeks in the UK for some treatment to a knee injury. Whilst in the UK I took advantage of the situation to visit my best friend for a few days ; she lives in Marple Bridge, Stockport. On one of the days we decided on impulse to visit Chatsworth House, the stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. My friend knows it well so we decided not to join a guided tour, she showed me around. To my shock, suprise and utter amazement as we walked into one of the rooms I saw my Brother and his Wife in a group being shown around by a guide. We were speechless for a moment in complete disbelief. At that time I had not seen or spoken to my brother for several months and he had no idea I was in the UK. He had decided to take a few days holiday in England and by an amazing coincidence had also decided to visit Chatsworth House on the same day and at the same time as me., neither of us had ever been there before. Even then we could easily have missed each other as Chatsworth House is a big mansion. Three years on I can still hardly believe this coincidence. Caroline