Lensbury Teddington

Arrived at Teddington locks about two thirty on the 2nd June with just enough time to get through the locks on on to the tidal bit, the last leg of the journey as my four day licence was just about to expire, to find that i missed the tide and the locks at Brent ford by some ...

... at Thames Lock just before they close for lunch, and had to wait until 2pm before locking down to the Thames. Aunt Lucy joined us in the lock, and as we left the Wey, we found Louis on Madam waiting there. It turns out he is cousin to the skipper of Aunt Lucy, all heading for little Venice. We stopped at Shepperton Marina for fuel, now 90p per litre. In 1997 it was 15p. In glorious sunshine we carried on downstream through ...

... What a sight to fly into - the beautiful pacific stretching out and the city encircled by mountains - we had heard it was a beautiful city but flying in was amazing seeing the city by the bay, the sky scapers, down town buildings and Vancouver Island all laid out in front of us. The sun shone and it was a great feeling as the 6 of us got of the ...

... but it was a very unique experience to see Yosemite completely white! 2. Camping in Big Sur:  I LOVE Big Sur. It is the first thing I think of when I envision the California coastline. Thank God the fires of June/July have finally been contained. I have so many wonderful memories in Big Sur, having camped there each Spring with my family growing up. I was really excited to share this beautiful place with Sam.  3. Visiting ...

... makes you what you are.." and he paused looking intently at me. I remembered then that this was what traveling was all about. Sure the places are wonderful along the way but its the people you meet that makes it. My first encounter with travel - one my parents wil never forget - was at the age of 3 on a beach in Northern France . Distracted by sandcastle building I'd not noticed my parents had moved from their original position to on the wall a few feet ...

... over to Abbey Road! It was amazing to be there and imagine how many amazing songs were recorded there. Me and my friends even took a picture walking across the road there, and my friend Mary took off her shoes like Paul did on the album cover, haha. It was a lot of fun. Today I got up and went with some friends for Afternoon Tea at Kensington Gardens (where Princess Diana used to live). It was so yummy! I got the champagne afternoon tea, which consisted of a glass of ...

... how boring! But still amazing to me. I don't really know if there's anything to read into that, say for instance that this shows British people enjoy stories told about the everyman more than they do stories about extraordinary people. Or perhaps it shows a willingness to tackle real-life issues in a realist arena. Who knows? Maybe we can just say i've been at university too long and gave that too much thought. Anyway, that's my two pence. for now.

Hi Again!! We had a great day today and saw so much. We took the trains out to stonehenge,bath and back to london. We left Waterloo station at 10:15 for Salisbury. There we got off the train, bought a ticket for the bus and hoped on. It was a 20 min. ride out to Stonehenge. It was really cool to see it in person after always seeing it in books etc.... I was surprised that it was right by the road and seeming slightly smaller than I had imagined it to be. But still it is amazing ...

... new building that is worth a visit just for the architecture. A wonderful walk through some really terrific Estonian art. - M&J's departure for home! Sad to see them go, and took some time to decide whether to head West to Scandinavia or South to Riga. Decided on the latter, and caught the bus. Riga - overnight 20-22 Feb Accommodation: Old Town Hostel. Despite being in a room four floors up a narrow winding staircase, this was a great place. A tiny ...

... up walking in some random direction to explore, about 10 minutes later we ended up in Teddington where we stopped at a pub (The Teddington Arms) there we watched a football (soccer) game England vs. Spain on tv, and I had my first pint of cider. After that we all split off and Vanessa and I walked our new friend Melissa home since she only lives about a block from us. We talked outside her house for an hour and then turned around and to head back to ours ...