Bellstone Hotel Shrewsbury

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.

Well now the time has come to start preparing for the next trip away.<br>Yesterday was taken up with getting passport photos(why do they always look like mugshots?)<br>I had to have my picture taken twice.In the first set it looked like I was smiling and the guy taking the photos asked me to keep my lips together for the next lot.<br>Well I dont know about this.<br>Why cant passport photos have us looking happy.Surely we are not ...

... details and then all was well.<br>Actually no.All was not well.I am sorry said a very polite woman at emirates,your bank has blocked your card.NOOOOO.<br>Oh well I would have to contact my bank.<br>I got straight onto the phone,one of those premium numbers that cost a fortune and of course while I was waiting to speak with a person who could help me my phone ran out of credit.No worries I would just have to top it up using my,oh ohhh card.<br ...

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>

Afetr and early start thanks to a wake up call from 'Freinds', we headed off to Beeston. We visited Beeston Castle courtesy of the Poyntons.<br>Spectacular veiws from the hill top and castle site.<br>Later we drove to theShady Oak pub for a pint and food (in the ...

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 ...

... by the canal. We provided entertainment for two hours from 2pm and we sang some folk songs interspersed with 30 second gospel messages. We also had the melodeons, and some puppets from Fazeley. We served 160 cream teas. There were lots of good conversations, and visits to the boats. BCF boat Elisha arrived, with Malcolm and Stephanie Grey-Smart. Mon 21st September Early meeting followed by a visit to the Catholic school, St Dominics for an assembly. We sang two songs for them ...

There was an American Indian once, who took a train across the great prairies. After three days travelling at speeds he had only ever imagined, he arrived at his destination. Alighting from the train, he sat down on the platform quietly, seemingly unwilling to travel further.<br><br ...

... list. UK solo guy Ben's Brother needs to be checked out too.<br><br>The UK really do music festivals well, it really was great, a real carnival atmosphere; rides, stalls, seedy food everywhere. The weather was actually really good too, always a bonus. Neil and I were NOT prepared for bad weather, we just went along as if it was in Sydney, and when it poured ...

... away! I thought that by this stage, every minute would be spent doing something Ghana- related, when in fact mostly things just plod on as normal. I'm sure that come Thursday my thirst for excitement and change will be satisfied, when I'm affronted with the Ghanaian heat, customs and food. I'll let you know! Wish me luck...(oh, and the strength to lift my backpack!)