England Update

Just got time for a quick blog & 2 pictures - will post lots more we get home. I'm on a computer - my iTouch is no good for blogging.

We are currently staying with friends and Jack's taking a nap after running around like a crazy boy at a play area this morning.

At Formby Point with his dad

Jack & Noah - how cute!

It's cold as buggery here but sunny. We're driving around an a Nissan Micra with a noisy blown exhaust so we're giving everyone plenty of notice when to expect us. Our car is about the same size as everyone else's - small and zippy! Also, there's loads of diesel cars but not too many hybrids. I've seen 1 Hummer and about 2 SUVs but at $8 a gallon for gas that's to be expected. I saw an RV on the motorway yesterday and can only surmise they are millionaires.

Been all around Lancashire, Yorkshire & Cheshire and having a ball. Eaten pork pies, pasties and of course chocolate, oh yeah and partaken in quite a few English beers!

What have I missed about England? Family & friends, beer, cups of tea, small cars, the fact that everyone recycles and cares for the environment, green grass, evergreen shrubs, fish & chips, and telly with very few commercials.

What haven't I missed? Grim, cold and cloudy weather, sunset at 5pm, high costs of everything, tiny roads, busy roads, speed cameras, and black pudding.


P.S. How did our Jack do on the Atlantic flight? The word MANIC comes to mind...