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Monday : Sunny
Well your not going to believe it even when I tell you. Today had a predicted top of 33°C! The hottest (warmest) day in the UK in seven years.
It kills me to say this but the last 3 weeks have been absolutely magic weather wise over here. When it does come, they actually can get a summer over here who would of thought!
Its been between 25-30 degrees, nothing but blue skies and the sun shining. So much better than last years summer.
It couldn't come at a better time either we both wrapped up work just over a week ago and spent our last week in London enjoying the summer sun and sights.
Now we are hitting the frog & toad! Our trip starts with a 2 week road trip through the UK, then onto Europe for a couple months. then a couple weeks back over in Asia for a reality check and to break up the flight, Haha love it!
We had a busy last day and night in the flat, packing and clearing out the cupboards. Getting ready to go on another adventure, but this time we shall not be returning to lovely Richmond, we are heading home! Which did give us both a weird feeling, because for the last two years we have been getting away once sometimes twice a month. So it was a bit sad to realize that, but now we are done, ready and itching to get going!
Woke up to a huge thunderstorm the next morning, I think we have only heard a thunderstorm twice since being over here. Later on today I saw a newspaper with the headline Tropical England! Haha! Good lord! That is one thing I have just not paid any attention to any more over here. The British media has killed my interest in current affairs, they are just awful!
After breakfast we packed our ridiculously full packs and cleared out for the cleaning crew to start. Wow they were doing a grand job, which was good because a short time after they started cleaning, we had the real estate come and do a checkout inspection. So I was stoked when I saw them cleaning all the hinges in the flat with a toothbrush! Door hinges, kitchen cupboard and window hinges, even saw a lad clean the washing machine door hinge!
The inspection went well, we didn't trash the place after 13 months. We then said our goodbyes to off license fellas, and Bob the butcher next door who was our landlord. So we definitely didn't want to make any late rental payments or we may of well been out with the rest of the meat in his shop window! Na he was great, we had plenty of yarns with Bob.
After we said goodbye we took the train from Richmond to Clapham junction then changed to Gatwick airport. There we picked up our little Kia Rio and started the road trip.
We didn't get too far back up north along the M25 towards Heathrow when we got a phone call from Bob, immediately I thought ohno something went wrong with the inspection, but he was just calling to say that two packages for Kim had arrived, and he would deliver them himself to Kim's old clients. Top bloke, and Classic Royal mail! Kim reported those packages late almost two weeks ago, but they must of arrived late because of the heat! This place is too funny in summer, because they have the problems with roads and public transport in the winter too. The trains don't work because the tracks bend, or freeze. Roads crack and melt, or are covered in ice. Everyone complains that it's too hot or too cold. Can't win!
Our first stop was a small town in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire called Winchcombe. Fantastic country roads in and out of this fairytale town high up in the hills. It had pretty little cottages and shops lining streets, some with thatched roofs and small entry doors. We bought some lunch and went for a walk about town.
We then went SW to Bristol for the night, to go visit Carly. Its always good to see a familiar face, going to be crazy finally getting home! I have been out close to Bristol a couple times before with work and when Kim's parents came over two Xmases ago and we did a trip. So it was good to get out and walk around this kinda alternative town with a local of a year, so far.
We had a fun night, we had drinks and ate at a nice pizza restaurant out on the street. Carly gave us a tour around town and we had a look at the street art covering heaps of the buildings. Then picked up some more drinks and headed back to Carly's to finish them off with more stories before bed.
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