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... graces. (Yes, I know what you're thinking, and I simply don't care... it was fantastic). Back on the coach bus with my meat pie and fruit cup and then off to Lacock Abbey. It was beautiful there, flowers budding already, sun shining on the old convent and grounds. Maureen and I wandered about the Abbey for a while, took pictures where the first and second Harry Potters and of course the BBC Pride & Prejudice were filmed partially. Wandered around the grounds for a while more, back to ...

... about freeing Iran etc... Bon and i tried to get pics with everything we could, post boxes, telephone boxes, taxi's etc... however we didn't manage to get the post box :-( Oh well next trip. We finally got the black cab in a pic!!! YAY Well anyway our long weekend had to come to an end unfortunately, had to meet the kids back at the bus at 4.45pm so we could head back to school. Ive got heaps of pics attached so hope you like them.. Take Care Hayley xx xx

Returning to Familiar Shores The majority of my final weeks abroad were spent at Ebony's parents home in Geelong, just south-west of Melbourne. I'd never had Christmas abroad before, let alone on the other side of the world. It was different. The temperature was in the high 20's, and it was a great day of sun, BBQ, spa and a few 'cold ones'. Boxing Day was much the same. Ebs and I met up with a couple of my friends, Jon and Ben (who as ...

I'm really excited about leaving for this trip (as I am with any trip). This one is extra special. I noticed that the prices of flights were really expensive for me and I wasn't going to be able to afford a trip this year. I asked the Lord to provide this trip for me. I was encouraged by my mother to ask for a certain price and to watch how the Lord would bring it to me. I decided to ask ...

Not strictly travelling, but this documents my last few weeks in the UK. To be honest, this involves almost as much travelling as the next seven months will! The three months from deciding to go and leaving HGCA has whizzed by like you wouldn't believe.

So I actually had to wake up this morning to an alarm, what an awful feeling that was. I have managed to go without that for the last 2 weeks so waking up to that this morning was no good. Lauree and I got the children organised and we left Tampere about 9.30am this morning. The kids hated it of course, they hate driving to Helsinki, not sure when they will have to do that trip again, but for Lauree's sake I hope it is not too soon. So ...

... Diana Memorial Walkway. I stopped to have a sandwich at a consession - an aged cheddar cheese sandwich. It seemed like a British thing to eat, so I went for it. After that, I rounded a corner and found myself facing Buckingham Palace. It's not glamourous like a big French Palace or a Scottish Castle, but it was still cool to see. I was most impressed by the thousands of tulips in full bloom all around the palace. Made me glad not to be a ...

... was surrounded by groups of school-children loudly announcing their boredom in front of such dull items as the treasures of the Acropolis or the winged bulls from Assyrian palaces. How I would have loved to see one of Ashurbarnipal's stone sentries come to life and squash one of the little *******s flat. It's now Friday lunchtime and I'm in a Starbuck's (purely for the wireless internet as their coffee is pretty dire). It's Michael's 30th ...

... instructions from a conductor or composer? Sun Ra worked and created in the latter scenario, and as a result, as could be expected, his estate is in disarray. An example of his instructions and sketches, taken from a 1985 work entitled "Manifesto-Purpose and Intent," is as follows: "21st Century of sound. In a diverse dimension and derivative sub-tones and over-tones." This is followed with further "musical indicators" throughout the piece, such as "city in the clouds ...

... more to our taste. After an hour's delay in our flight, we took off at 2.30 a.m. for London where we met up with Chris and have been busy catching up with him. Spent a good half hour with him and his flatmate getting their tiny courtyard in order, pruning roses and clematis. The daffodils are all out as are the bluebells in Chris' garden. We are here until Monday when we take off for Wales - Chris will be joining us for the first 2 days. Cheers Ron and Vivian