We were due to arrive in Heathrow at 1920hrs but circled London a few times. I believe it's because: a) the pilot was drinking; b) the pilot was lost; or c) their was air traffic. In the end, we landed at around 1940. Thanks to the beauty of dual-citizenship we cleared immigration in the shortest queue. Customs was fairly quick (with nothing to declare) and we were met at the gate. It was freezing outside the airport (it had been snowing earlier, apparently). We drove to Horley. I forgot how cold, dismal and depressing England is.

Horley, our grandparents native village, is amazing from the POV of anyone over 60, but rather depressing for everyone else. The night we landed, on the Wednesday, we were falling asleep whilst trying to explain our trip and everything. We were soon off to bed at Nanny’s house. Our bedroom was complete with towels on the bed, toothbrushes, dressing gowns and everything which made it more a hotel room, than our grandparents. We were asleep within minutes, and wide awake at 3am. Oh the joys of jetlag! We managed to sleep in till about 0530 and had breakfast. That lunchtime we went out with both sets of grandparents for lunch to a proper English pub. I ate half of a huge meal and had a pint of proper cider (at room temperature). That afternoon Leah and I went to the shops at Crawley. It was completely full of Crawley-ites (known as Chavs), which includes 14-year-old mothers spending their baby-bonuses on trendy prams for their children.

On Friday we drove down to Somerset and were reunited with the rest of the family. It was great to see the kids again. They’ve all grown so much. Today (Saturday) we were introduced to the rabbits, Leah went shopping and I rode a bike. The town where they live is very flat and great for cycling. The bicycle population here seems to overwhelm the amount of people, which makes me exceedingly happy.

We’re both getting a lot better with English time. I only woke up once last night and slept in until 0800 which was almost normal. Tonight I endeavour to stay up till at least 2100.

Nothing else has really happened, but I’ll keep you all posted on the latest events.

Love, light and peace,
Em xox

Me & Da

Lunch at The Castle: L-R Nanny, Leah, Nanna, Em & Grandad

Just a sample of the High School Musical merchandise available in the Disney Shop.

Tourist Stonehenge picture

Leah is going to get this through customs. She will most likely end up on Border Patrol.