lost in the house

We have arrived in Honley to an empty house(june29). David and Jenny are in London and have been gracious enough to allow us into there home while they are awayafer we left London we made our way to Cambridge, our first real taste of being on our own. We camped just outside of the city center in a small community called Cherry Hinton at the local caravan club. Despite the rainy weather it went off without a hitch. Cambridge proved to be a beautiful city and very accessible by foot. We had a few pints at a local pub and enjoyed a bit of culture as we took in the fitzwilliam musuem. A beautiful collection of modern works including Picasso and Lowery to the much older works dating back many centuries. They also had an extensive collection of antiquities from around the globe. Anything from Egyptian tombs to a medieval armoury. After a chain reaction of events the morning of the 27th we narrowly escaped missing our coach trip to Bradford. After 7 hours on the bus we met Charles at the Bradford interchange and he drove us back to his place where there was a gaggle of kids awaiting our arrival. We never went into Bradford as we heard it was a bit tough so we stuck to the local pubs and pool has. Charles and Pauline took us on a lovely walk our first evening and we enjoyed some Boddingtons. The following day we went walking in the forest with him, his daughter Libby and there dog flo. We had lots of fun and took her to the park. She is just about the same age as Brayden. Nathan also had another daughter (age70, Charlotte. They clung on to us and were sad when we had to leave. Joan was doing well and lives in an attached house around the back. We will spend the weekend in honley and enjoy the views and this beautiful home. Monday we will make our way down to Shrewbury where we will stay with Norman and Elizabeth before flying off too Ireland for a week. Can't wait to write more..Talk to you soon..A+M

Living Luxury

So far so good, we've been staying with Adrian's aunt and uncle in a little town just outside of central London. The meals have been excellent, and of course free. Our first London meal on our own consisted of, believe it or not, wild boar sandwich. It was absolutely tasty. We will be heading out of London area soon and travelling north where a bit of the backpacking will begin, hostels, random people, stories will really start to pick up. We has our first real pub experience recently in a little town called Billericay. Friends of Anette's have been more than hospitable, making us excellent meals and showing us a good night on the town. Smoking in pubs is still allowed up until the 1st of July, and it is noticeable, probably second hand smoked at least three packs last night and the clothing reeks the next day! Really makes you appreciate the sweet smell of fresh air. Manchester is our next major destination before heading of to Dublin, Old Trafford will be a must see. London has definitely been an exciting experience. Learning the train systems, tube systems, and the unbelievable vastness of the city and some of it's architecture has been a memory in itself. I'm sure there will be many more to come, everyday brings something new and that's part of the adventure!

We have landed!!

We have arrived in London. What a change of pace from small town life. It took us the better part of 2 hours to cross London from Gatwick airport to the west London suburb of Ealing. We are told it is comparible to the size of Victoria. Today we did not manage to travel into the city center as Adrian failed to wake up before 1pm, I was up at 5am.lol.....We are going to buy a cell phone and check out what Ealing has to offer. Will post again once we have bigger and better news..take care...
A&M