Archive for August, 2010

London – 4-27 Aug 2010

So here we are in London staying with Shelley and John in Wimbledon, near the Common but Wombleless. We have seen squirrels and a fox though!! We have been here 2 weeks and have enjoyed just chilling out. Shelley has had this week off and she and Moya have Yogaed and Pilated to their heart’s […]

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Stroud, Cotswolds, UK – 1 August-4 August 2010

So on Sunday on the Megabus we got to travel to London and then train to Stroud in the Cotswolds where Anthony and his 2 sons Gabriel and Elliot live. Again a great welcome and a chance for Moya to reminisce with her brother. Stroud is a service town for the surrounding villages and as […]

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Leeds, UK – 29 July-1 August 2010

So on the 29th we caught a train to Leeds where Kevin’s nephew Martin, his wife, Morag and their three children Beth, Laurie and Robert reside. Another warm welcome. Kevin had not seen Martin for many years and had never met the children or Morag so it was a really good chance to catch up. […]

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Liverpool (Southport), UK – 26-29 July 2010

I might add the games at Croke Park in Dublin were great, the atmosphere huge. But in the end we boarded the Ryanair flight to Liverpool. Travelling Ryanair is fraught with tension as you wonder whether your bags are the required 15kgs and your carryon luggage within the required dimensions. We passed on all accounts […]

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