Swallow Three Tuns Durham

Countries: 1
Miles travelled by Car: 1121
Miles Travelled by bike: Do trips to the supermarket count?
Fond Farewells: Numerous
Declarations of Jealousy: More numerous (because it includes a lot of people I don't even know)
Accusations of insanity: Even more numerous (because many people made more than one)
Bricks Shat: 53
Tasks left incomplete at time of departure: 2
Tasks able to be completed via internet: 2

1345 and I set out (Chauffeur driven of course) to leave the Eden Valley, bound for Newcastle. The journey was fairly uneventful and once I had located the correct check in desk it only remained for us to wait 20 minutes or so until boarding commenced. Jo and I broke into a chorus of 'The Littlest Hobo' which caused mum to get a touch emotional and we all had a lump in our throat for a minute or two. Soon enough however the doors started to roll ...

Woke up this morning in Shefield & guess what? it was raining again, just for a change!! After a leisurely breakfast, Stuart turned up & we set off on the short trip to Weston park Hospital in Sheffield for a quick photo & then on to Leeds. Here we met another one of Colin's friends, Dominic & Viv on a very impressive BMW GS1200 Adventure.
After stopping to ...

... sheets. Let's hope my 3 other room mates don't mind my snoring! At least I got there early and bagged the bottom bunk!

Up early to get some breakfast and to try to work out where to head to tomorrow. Nothing booked yet...let's see what happens. Left the LR tonight with a strange rattle, not sure what it is, sounds serious, lets hope I can work it out tomorrow and it doesn't cost too much :-(

... Red Dwarf.

So I have three months to.....

1) Not find myself, I often never know where I actually am and have become quite accostomed to the setup so will make the resolution that if such an unfortunate event occurs to quickly lose myself again.

2) Learn to firedance, it is crazy and beautiful and dangerous and utterly pointless. Then if I ever lose all my money in an opium den or similar haunt I will have a better way to make money that the ...

... for when we fly in and fly out of places, also have booked accomodation for Fiji and LA... here's a quick run down:

Bangkok - Shanghai Mansion ...

I had some time before my train so I stuck my bag in a locker and went for a walk. Leaving the hostel, I noticed a huge line-up of people checking out - glad that I managed to check out before all of them. I was also glad that I booked my train ticket online - it only cost me 10 GBP, but could have cost me 50 GBP if I bought it direct from the ticket office. I tried going to the Museum on the Mound, but ...

Durham Didn't manage to get any accommodation sorted out for Durham next year because the woman in charge of it all still has not got back to me even though I emailed her 6 weeks ago, and 4 weeks ago, and today. But it seems she is on a holiday that will rival mine for length. At least the School of Engineering and the Graduate Office seem to ...

... 18. Favorite band? Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I also like Blink 182 and Greenday. 19. What kinds or brands of clothes do you and your friends wear? Billobong, Nike, Adidas, Levi's, ZooYork, Element. 20. What about shoes? We wear trainers a lot. What are trainers? They are like your athletic shoes. A lot of kids wear Converse (canvas) and Vans. 21. Favorite book series? Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. 22. One last question ...

... They also house a ruined abbey. I have to say that the grounds were much more interesting than the palace.

Overall, Holyroodhouse Palace is a lot like Edinburgh Castle: it's much more impressive from the outside than from the inside. But, like Edinburgh Castle, a first-time visitor should stop there in order to get a glimpse of history. But, don't expect to learn much about the lives of the royals or the history of the city from a visit.

We spent about an ...