While I will always like London, this trip was a good reason to never go back.

• Cold winds from the Arctic Circle daily.
• I didn’t prep for the trip and it cost me a knee.
• I caught a cold. Thanks Erin!
• Crowds were unexpectedly not January crowds. Very busy everywhere.

I had a great day with Martin. It was wonderful to have Erin with us. The food was amazing as usual. The beer/ale were all very drinkable, some exceptionally so.

OK, I won’t finish that poem.

I got bored and decided to buy on flight Internet.  Not too bad, $17 until I deplane. Nina made me sit in between her and Tori, so I can make two people miserable.  Twice as much fun.

The trip here was not our finest, but being here with Erin was amazing. It was great seeing Martin again and I may be able to talk him into the TT in a year or two. I think he was trying to frighten me with his driving, but most of my early trips in a car were with aggressive drivers, so he was just fun.

The airplane out was late leaving and now the one home was Kate leaving too. Tori won’t fly AA again she says.  Sell your AA STOCK EVEYONE, Tori ain’t flying them again!

I’m typing this at 34,000 while over Canada.  I’m also using my tablet, which I like for reading, but not for typing.  Anyway, I’ll be back online tomorrow.

Peace

So, taking Keith’s advise I went to the southern tip of England to visit with a friend and he took me on a tour of his area of rural England. All I can say is WOW. WOW to the scenery. WOW to the little villages. WOW to the narrow roads and WOW to the speed at which Martin drives down there.

First he picks me up from the train in a diesel powered Mercedes of some genre. I have no clue which one. Ripping through the streets of Brighton he took me to a tea room run by a couple of ladies that he met through the website I used to work for. I knew them from the site, but have never interacted with them. The food was good and the reminiscing of the fun we all had on the site was interesting.

After lunch, we headed to Sussex to Shaw Harley-Davidson. For all those that wanted poker chips, sorry but none were available. I did get 4 cool pins, but instead of the 2 or 3 pounds, they’ll cost you about $9 or $10 each.

Heading to Highgate Cemetery today. I should be taking pictures there and we hope to get a nice group shot.

Today is our last day here. Tomorrow we hit the tube early to head to the airport. We’re lucky that the tube stop nearby is the line that goes directly to Heathrow, so no transferring. We should be back at home by 9 p.m. or so tomorrow.

My legs hurt like they’ve never hurt before.

• Well, it was a less than wonderful day in jolly old England today. Andy got food poisoning and was sidelined.  I went to his aid and stayed close until the rest returned.
• At dinner I got a call from adult probation informing me that Richard Griego was released from jail this week. In case you don’t remember, he was the one that stole our ATM some years back. He has a current “no contact order” for us and the property. Since he’s a chronic drug user, I fully expect that he will violate and go back to jail.
• Erin’s being a crap to Tori. Tori’s being a bitch to the crab. Both need an attitude adjustment.

I’m thinking this is our last trip to London. One of those been there, done that feelings. While we’ve travelled here many times in winter, I’ve never been cold here before this trip. Mostly my feet are cold.

Erin’s a joy. She’s loving everything. Each day with her is an adventure.

We’re here and after a 12 hour sleep (something I haven’t had in over a year) we’re ready to hit the streets.  Will post more later on.

I could get used to the 12 hours of sleep.