Great set, and I hope there's more. Being escorted by two elegant swains must have opened you up to an exploratory mood.
On 15/07/2012 4:24 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Hi Everyone: What a wonderful trip Darrel and I had this past June, and I think the 8 nicest people in all of the UK are, in fact, our UK PDMLers and their family members. As to the trip, Darrel and I flew into Heathrow and stayed in London for 2 days, then took the boat to Greenwich to visit with Bob W. over the weekend. He is a well informed and wonderfully fun tour guide, and at one point I told him he could probably do this for a living. He's that good. We tramped around Greenwich and Deptford and had a blast--taking pictures all the way. Cotty and Alma joined us for dinner on Saturday night and as all of you can well imagine, Cotty's wonderful sense of humor and charm kept us all in good humor and laughter. It was a great night, and I shan't ever forget it! >From Greenwich, Darrel and I caught the train to Cambridge and tramped around the colleges, did the tour of King's College Chapel, and just walked and walked, and drank ale, and relaxed. Then it was by bus to Milton Keynes to visit with Chris Mitchell and his wife Karin. What a fantastic time we had visiting and seeing the sights there. The Grand Juncture Canal was fantastic and the four of us visited some sites from the UK's National Trust program, which is just fantastic. Very impressive. Darrel and I had such a blast visiting with the Mitchells. Chris sang, and he's fantastic. Then the four of us, Darrel & I and the Mitchells drove to Newcastle area to meet up with Bob W., Mike Wilson, his wife Cath, and their daughter Katy. The area here is absolutely beautiful, and Mike Wilson planned an itinerary that was just fantastic. I think we'd all agree the high point was when we crossed the dunes and found ourselves on Holy Island. Wow! Wait till you see everyone's pictures from here, and the other sites visited. They're really fun! >From Newcastle we all said good-by, and Darrel & I headed back south to catch a flight out of Heathrow. We traveled for 12 days, every two days on the move. As I've already said to our UK PDMLers, Darrel and I found kindness, generosity, humor, and friendship in abundance, and we're very grateful. We send xxoo across the pond. When in the Greenwich area, Bob W. took us to the Deptford St. Market. Here's a little gallery from that leg of the trip. Bob will post his gallery. His gallery is much better, but here's a little taste of the market--wonderfully multicultural! http://www.caguila.com/deptfordpdml Cheers, Christine
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