Hello all, just a quick update on my visit to London so far.
The weather is ace! I was frantically shopping for a warm coat before my trip but couldn't find one. FOS had a couple of nice one jackets but none in my size (typical) so I was worried that I'd be shivering once I got to Heathrow 4 at 10pm. Got my cardigan and scarf ready just in case.
But when I stepped out into the outdoors, the temperature was perfect. Like I would want it - air conditioning outside. Apparently the temperature was about 20-22C. I wasn't sweaty and sticky.
Jim borrowed Crispin's little purple car to pick me up, a car that will never be stolen because it's little and mostly because it's purple. We got to Jim's cabin and had beers and chatted 'til 2am.
I actually enjoy telling people the next bit.
Jim's cabin doesn't have an attached bathroom. You have to go to the house which is just next door to get to the bathroom and I decided that was too much effort. Being a Raleigh girl, I can pee anywhere and thought the garden was good enough. Jim agreed. He said he does it all the time, and so do some of his guests. After one beer it was time. So he told me to go from the front to the side of the cabin, and go past the decking and there will be a spot where I can go.
So out I went. Round the side. Walk, walk, walk. See some decking. Can make out a dark square patch. Grass? Dirt? Don't know, need to pee, needtopee, needtopee. Left leg down. Aaaaand splash!
Needless to say it was a nasty shock! So nasty it was funny. I got out, thoroughly soaked in pond water and scum, laughing by myself in the weak glow of the sensor light coming from the side of the house, wondering how the hell I was going to sneak back in to the 8ft x 8ft cabin without Jim noticing!
I couldn't.
Next time, if you decide to go pee in Jim's garden, watch out for the pond, ok?
Jim made us a delicious full English breakfast the next morning, and we sat outside in the warm morning sunshine to enjoy it.
Blissful. What a great start to my visit, even if I did fall into a pond!
Then it was time for me to head to my uncle's place and Jim to head to his parent's. As fate would have it we were heading the same way and took travelled together all the way to my stop in Leyton as he went on to his stop at Newbury Park.
It seems I've managed to escape jetlag, going to bed at about 10 or 11pm every night. I've enjoyed hanging out with my uncle and cousins for the past two days, doing nothing but eating, chatting and retelling my pond episode to anyone who'd listen (thanks, David!)
Today I head to my cousin John's place for Easter lunch and I cant wait! Good food, good company and plenty of sunshine. hopefully no pond.
Here are some pics that I've taken on my Sony K80i (I don't currently own a camera.) More updates to come. 'Til then, here are pics of Jim's place, the pond and our breakfast:
The weather is ace! I was frantically shopping for a warm coat before my trip but couldn't find one. FOS had a couple of nice one jackets but none in my size (typical) so I was worried that I'd be shivering once I got to Heathrow 4 at 10pm. Got my cardigan and scarf ready just in case.
But when I stepped out into the outdoors, the temperature was perfect. Like I would want it - air conditioning outside. Apparently the temperature was about 20-22C. I wasn't sweaty and sticky.
Jim borrowed Crispin's little purple car to pick me up, a car that will never be stolen because it's little and mostly because it's purple. We got to Jim's cabin and had beers and chatted 'til 2am.
I actually enjoy telling people the next bit.
Jim's cabin doesn't have an attached bathroom. You have to go to the house which is just next door to get to the bathroom and I decided that was too much effort. Being a Raleigh girl, I can pee anywhere and thought the garden was good enough. Jim agreed. He said he does it all the time, and so do some of his guests. After one beer it was time. So he told me to go from the front to the side of the cabin, and go past the decking and there will be a spot where I can go.
So out I went. Round the side. Walk, walk, walk. See some decking. Can make out a dark square patch. Grass? Dirt? Don't know, need to pee, needtopee, needtopee. Left leg down. Aaaaand splash!
Needless to say it was a nasty shock! So nasty it was funny. I got out, thoroughly soaked in pond water and scum, laughing by myself in the weak glow of the sensor light coming from the side of the house, wondering how the hell I was going to sneak back in to the 8ft x 8ft cabin without Jim noticing!
I couldn't.
Next time, if you decide to go pee in Jim's garden, watch out for the pond, ok?
Jim made us a delicious full English breakfast the next morning, and we sat outside in the warm morning sunshine to enjoy it.
Blissful. What a great start to my visit, even if I did fall into a pond!
Then it was time for me to head to my uncle's place and Jim to head to his parent's. As fate would have it we were heading the same way and took travelled together all the way to my stop in Leyton as he went on to his stop at Newbury Park.
It seems I've managed to escape jetlag, going to bed at about 10 or 11pm every night. I've enjoyed hanging out with my uncle and cousins for the past two days, doing nothing but eating, chatting and retelling my pond episode to anyone who'd listen (thanks, David!)
Today I head to my cousin John's place for Easter lunch and I cant wait! Good food, good company and plenty of sunshine. hopefully no pond.
Here are some pics that I've taken on my Sony K80i (I don't currently own a camera.) More updates to come. 'Til then, here are pics of Jim's place, the pond and our breakfast:
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