day one and the flight

So i got thrown out of the van by a busy painting man -Deano - at 245pm after almost running a dumb ass driver off of the road. I got checked in in about 2 mins, absolutely no probs, and no probs thru security either. Picked up my smokes at duty free and settled in for a 2 hour wait for the plane to board - thank god for good books and people watching. I was so tired from the week previous that i felt i was sure to sleep on the plane - even too 3 Melatonin to help.

So I got to board first cos I was at the back of the plane, but that also means last off! I got seated next to a nice young lady that was going over to visit her nan for 6 months. So determined to sleep i slipped off my shoes and settled in for the long haul, did i mention i do not enjoy flying very much! So 6 hours later i am still awake! and as i am typing this it is 6pm uk time, 1pm canada time, so i have now been up31 hours straight! gonna sleep well tonight.

UK Customs was a bit crazy, but ok - the bags took forever, but that was ok too, cos i knew my sis was waiting outside the doors for me. And there she was, great big smile and great big hug as i came thru the gates! so glad to see her.

so we head to her place, OMG, the things that i had forgoteen about - roundabouts, narrow roads, driving on the wrong side, no Tim Hortons!, little cars and old old buildings - i started to feel totally at home, except for Debbi Donuts crazy driving skills! So glad I am not driving over here. I did manage to snap 35 pics before i even got to Debs house.

So we tried to nap for an hour when we got back to house, but i was overtired at this point and couldnt do it, so we had a true Full Monty English Breakfast - sausages, english bacon, eggs, mushrooms and toast - lovely. Then Hannah arrived and we spent the day driving around and visiting Stratford and Warwick I took another 100 pics! gonna have to speed up the pics if i want to reach my 3000

Visited Shakespeares birth place, and his wife and daughter (photos will be posted later) and saw the largest lock system in England, SHEEP and some of the most amazing churches, incluing the oldest Saxon church in the area.

So I am sitting here, struggling to keep my eyes open, but i have to upload some pics for Debs!

Tomorrow we are going to the Cotswolds, then to London for Sunday Night, Mon and Tues (to see Aunty Marg and Lisa) then to Portsmouth Tues night so we can head to Isle of Wight on Wed ot see my dad, then back to Kew and Windsor on Thurs, then home Thurs night to drink with cousin Jan, then castles on Friday!

I am thinking i will need another vacation just to recover when i get home.

Miss you all, love you Deano and Boys!