It's been a great few days on tour around England. A lot of mileage, a lot of visits and a lot of fun. Having seen most of the Colchester contingent at some point during the 'sailing phase', I travelled into London to stay with Tracey, Chris and James. It was a beautiful day, so as well as pitching in with a bit of building work, we managed to fit in a walk in the park and a very nice ice cream session.
The next days drive from Central London to Reading took me on an interesting route along the banks of the Thames and past the Oval Cricket ground, where England were batting.
I spent a day in Reading with an old school friend. It's hard to stay in touch with everyone from your life and it had been two years since we last saw each other, but the sign of a good friendship was how it just seemed like yesterday.
During our reminiscing, we realised that we were here twenty years - in Reading at the Reading Festival in 1995! How time flies!!
Buckinghamshire was next on the itinerary, which turned out to be a surprisingly beautiful part of the country. While my cousin and I ate dinner on the cottage terrace we had to put up with this terrible sunset vista!
I got to explore the rock and roll side of countryside living when we called in at a recording studio! We then saw a few other legendary friends in the legendary Easytown area. I got also got a private acoustic performance of a new album as well!
On the journey north, I lunched with Mum and Dad near Rubgy, on the way to visit a friend from the mountaineering world near Manchester. Again, great to catch up and hear each other's news.
Eventually, I found myself heading west into a glorious sunset on the coast road that leads back to Snowdonia and The Cottage. It was a nice welcome home after a fantastic week away..
Thank you to all the friends and family that have showed such amazing hospitality and given such good laughs, experiences and memories. What a social week; Chris, Julie, Naomi, Bea, Alan, David, Gill, Susan, Dave, John, Mark, Nicola, Oliver, Ruben, Caleb,
Sheila, Tracey, Chris, James, Joe, Jo, Rose, Walter, Martin, Bea, Alan, Pete. It's been quite a journey!
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