Abbots Mead Hotel Shrewsbury

So there we have it - the ferry is booked! I will be taking the 'King of Scandanavia' out of the country at 1700 on the 5th December. It's another one of those milestone events that forces one to reflect on the reality of the situation; however fear has given way to anticipation on that score.<br><br>For a few hours yesterday I considered "copping out" with the Dover to Calais crossing - being cheaper ...

... for a few days; thanks Steve. :-)<br><br>This week will consist mainly of waiting for my next vaccination and another set of goodbye drinks but the process of refining the contents of the pack is practically neverending. Tonight i started filling plastic baggies with spices and wondering idly whether or not they will get me arrested at customs... might have to reconsider the larder options.<br>

Well I am happy to report that despite postal strikes I have my passport back and a multiple entry visa stamp inside.<br>I was so relieved to have the passport back.I really do not like to be parted from it.<br>All I have to do now is get through the next 4 weeks at work.Oh well I am sure I will manage.<br>Bye for now.

... man)<br>So anyway.I got the photos done.filled out the forms then raced off to the post office to send everything to the Royal Thai Consulate.Had to be done this weekend as I am trying to avoid the massive postal strikes that are rolling out across Britain at the moment.<br>So hopefully next week I will have my passport back with my new visa in it and the last 5 weeks of work will hopefully not drag too slowly.<br>Thailand awaits.<br>

... will hold my booking for 24 hours while I sort my bank out.This is not the first time this airline has done good things for me,more on that at a later date,but it certainly increases my respect for them which is already quite high.<br>So anyway to my bank.I borrow a mates phone later that day and contact my bank.What is going on with my card? We noticed unusual activity on it.Someone tried to book an airline ticket with it so we put a block on for ...

Afte a lazy start to the day we headed out to go see some locals of the New Forest starting first with the donkeys then the ponies, cows, pigs, squirrels, ducks and geese - oh and manybe some sheep too! <br><br>We headed up around Frogham, over the High Corner Inn to the pub at Fritham, the Walter Tyrrel and the Rufus stone, thru Beaulieu and back up ornamental drive before heading home to have dinner at the George! Great day not too rainy and very entertaining!<br>

... by the canal. Further up the canal we watched narrow baots coming through the Wharton lock and picked blackberries while we waited.<br>We visited Tattenhall market for some homemade goodies and stopped on the way home for creak tea at Tarporley! Great day.

After a great few days with Ian &amp; Pauline we took off west through North Wales. Had Paulines ham cobs on the promonade at Rhyll overlooking a windswept beach but in glorious sunshine. Carried on around the north coast to Conway and then followed the river south to Ffestiniogg past the slate quarries and then to ...

Drove from North Wales to Shrewsbury, England on Saturday afternoon July 25th. Found our way right into the Inn (having been warned by John that we'd need to pull in under the hotel archway just on the curve as we entered Frankwell. We drove through into their rear courtyard to park, passing right under a portion of the Inn. There was a knock on our door only minutes after we had checked in and unloaded our luggage...it was John ...

... tearing down abbeys (big complexes with monks) and churches. If the local people attended church there, he'd only tear down half the church- leaving just enough space for the local congregation, and gaping hole in the building at the front or back. Then, it was up to the locals to patch up the wall so that the building was useable again, but there were still many buildings that were destroyed altogether. It ...