Just over 5 months after we left NZ we have finally made it to the UK. Landed at Hull after our trip from Zeebrugge in Belgium. Caught the train to York for a 1 night stay. Lovely Old Town, including a street called 'The Shambles' which apparently used to be the butchers street, running wih blood. Now it is a quirky collection of old 'wonky looking' buildings, which got the camera going again... Checked out the market stalls and a few local ales. Had yorkshire puddings with our pub meals.
The following morning we made our way across to Upholland, near Wigan, to stay with Derek (ex MWH Akld) and Janet, who have kindly offered their place as a base for our UK adventures. As it turned out, they happened to be going away for a long weekend as we arrived! That meant we had the luxury of a house to ourselves for 3 days during which time we did very little except get washing up to date, and watch the Open Championship golf! Quite a luxury to be able to do nothing for 3 days in a row. Recharged our travel batteries.
This morning we picked up a rental car for 2 weeks and have made it up to Oban in Scotland. Really nice to see the rural scenery as we headed north, plus we drove alongside Loch Lomond for quite a while. I'm enjoying seeing the places that go with all the familiar names we have heard growing up.
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