The Wroxeter Hotel Shrewsbury

... further south to start the journey in the light of the advancing winter - but as a man once said, "Go big, or Go home!" (I make no judgement as to whether he was a wise man). Starting in Amsterdam is more memorable and allows me to pass through three more countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) for the sake of an additional day or two on the road.<br><br>The countdown is at 15 days and 21 hours...

... for a few days; thanks Steve. :-)<br><br>This week will consist mainly of waiting for my next vaccination and another set of goodbye drinks but the process of refining the contents of the pack is practically neverending. Tonight i started filling plastic baggies with spices and wondering idly whether or not they will get me arrested at customs... might have to reconsider the larder options.<br>

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 ...

... the lady at emirates phoned me back(nice) to see if all was well.Not reallyI need to phone the bank,my phone has no credit left on it and I can not top it up because my card has been blocked,and I really want this flight.After this date the cost of flights has jumped by over £200.<br>This is a lot of money to not have when you are planning a 4 month trip overseas.<br>Now get this,emirates tell me that this flight is practically sold out but ...

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 ...

... them two years ago. James retrieved his glasses from the optician, already repaired - very good friendly service (Nusyte Opticians). Peter Atwill and Mirjana both have sore throats, and Ernie went to the doctors feeling ill, and was taken to hospital with irregular heart beat. It seems the team is under attack. At 4pm we gathered for prayer on Days of Elijah. BCF members Ian and Jan James turned up, passing through. They used to live in Weybridge until they moved to ...

... ve sorted it now- if not you'll soon find out when you hear in the news of a lone female traveller who's been arrested at Accra airport for illegal entry! So far I only know a little bit about the type of work I'm going to be doing, and where I'm staying. For at least the first month I'm going to be staying with a lady called Oforiwaa Obiri in her large house in Greater Accra, then moving out to a more rural village 2km from the large Kakum Rainforest reserve ...