Day 24 - 12 May. A cool clear day out visiting Stonehenge with Sam and our cousin Debbie Grimmett. The day started with Nigel (our host and Debbie’s brother) taking Sam and I to visit his father (Dad’s brother) my Uncle Bruce, 95 years old, now living in a nearby retirement home. I was very impressed how well Bruce looked - the last of his generation, a real Mohican. He told me I looked like his Dad , only I had more hair!. I took it as a compliment that he...

Day 22 - St Albans day (10 May)and Sam visiting the place of his birth. It was off around 9am (after the commuter rush, up the M4, onto the M25 and then into St Albans - with cousin Nigel as the driver/tour guide and me struggling to recognise anything! Eventually we got to the main street and the street market was in full action - just like back in 1978. Nigel went off the do some business and Sam and Jeff wandered around the okd town, the cathedral, Verulamium...

Day 23- 11 May - Cotswold church tour with a team of 4 Grimmett males - Nigel. Tom, Sam and Jeff - all seeking out where their shared ancestors came from. Turned out to be a small (20km diameter total) area more or less centred on Burford Oxfordshire. We kicked off at 18 Coxwell St, Faringdon, Berkshire - English home of our original Grimmett Kiwis - Richard & Charlotte Rachel et al. Couldn’t find it!! The street numbers went from 16 to 20?? - solved when th...

Day 20 & 21 - 2.00am start to get to the Amman airport, some technical hitch with my ticket, had to buy another ticket (ouch!!), separated from the rest if the team, but still managed to get to Heathrow OK (10hrs later) and there was cousin Nigel. Phew!! Lots if talk, cups of coffee and 2 hours layer Sam turns up - highlight of the trip!! A low and high day for sure - all good. Heard a good quote the other day - that losing is actually OK as losers get to learn...