Ramada Hotel Resort Maidstone

... crack open my piggy bank just yet, can i???

swanning off to paris this week to see grandma and pops, work party do the following week and then brussels before chill-axing over christmas. looking forward to meeting my cousin layla and savouring the seasonal cooking.

lots of love.......
willow
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PS almost forgot -chickenpox have scabbed over now - inherited mum's immune system so kicked viral butt no problem.

... s house in Maidstone, with a mug of tea reflecting on an amazing 5 days. I have met old friends and lots of new ones. I have never laughed so much or been so impressed by the generosity of complete strangers...a big THANK YOU from us all.

Well I know it's a Friday night & I should be out celebrating but I think I might just have another cuppa & early night!

... believed me.

We now have all the accomodation for the trip sorted thanks to some generous family members and one of the cheapest Motel deals in the UK!

Today we got a call from the local newspaper, confirming that they will be running Colin's story next week and Colin's justgiving site reached over £1600 which is great. Well I better sign off for now as Jackie is trying to watch the "X Factor" and the Jam Doughnuts are calling me!

Two days left - still can't really believe we're going. Excited and also a bit nervous - how will we get from place to place especially around Cambodia and China?

Working our way through our final to-do list and just hoping not to have any last minute panics!!

Suppose it won't sink in until we're on the plane:)

Viv xx

... amp; sun glasses.

This morning the sun was shining, so I went out to look at one of the motorcycles that will be taking me around the UK and even managed to get my photograph taken. Only 16 days to go, I can't wait. Should be meeting the other riders early next.

... was annoying, but at least I could buy some during the bit of free time we had before leaving Rye.

We drove down to Hastings after that. I snoozed a little bit on the way, but not enough. We arrived at our hotel to a pleasant surprise. The Channel was right across the road from our hotel! Actual water and France less than 40 miles away or something! (No, you can't see it from there) Unfortunately, my room backed onto the alley rather than the road, but when we had ...

Wedding pictures are here... http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/mark.will iment/LouiseAndMarkSWedding02#

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