Drew's birthday is the 28th, however his party was on the 27th. Quite a few friends traveled from Scotland, Liverpool. London and Brisbane, so Saturday it was. Once again I missed my opportunity. Chery's and Clare had given their speech before I thought to video the speeches. I only managed to film Keiths which was very clever. Of course, Ches included a description of Drew's birth at the height of the Brisbane Floods in 1974, which was news to most people...

Friday we moved into our airbnb in Dover St. It's only a five minute walk from Drew and Keith's home and the photos online looked very promising. The grandeur of Rockston Place isn't quite matched by Dover St. It's more like a street in Newtown in the 1960s. Inside is comfortable, however a staircase that has no riling and needs to be climed up and down like a ladder. Ches decided to sleep downstairs on the couch. Ches wasn't pleased when Drew took me to TK...

If it's Monday, then we must be back from a weekend in London and packing to fly to Amsterdam this afternoon. The weather in London was patchy. Warm and humid, breezy at times and intermittent showers. The train to London takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. It's legal to drink on trains, so Drew and Keith tell us that the evening trips for commuters can be drunken ones. We left at 3:30, so just a can of Gin and Tonic each. An annual ticket to commute be...

Could this mean I have finally caught up? Perhaps all but some photo posts. This will be the last blog for a few days. We had a quiet couple of days on the Isle of Wight after Drew and Keith returned to Southampton. A day wring blogs and loading Photo albums here in Southampton on Thursday and today …. Friday, we take the train to London. Ches and Drew are attending a Cordon Bleu course on making macarons on Saturday while Keith and I will visit Apsley...

Back in Southampton for the weekend. Not such a quiet start however because Ches was concerned about our car giving urgent warnings about "battery failure". What if there is something seriously wrong and we break down in a country lane … or motorway AND despite the fact we have brought our old phones and purchase O2 sim cards, we can't call for help. That's two issues actually. The car is one. The other is 02. You think Vodafone has patchy ...