Our day begins with a quick goodbye to our host Sarah - she has to make a dash for something work related, so we have some cereal and head out for downtown where we'll meet Mariah and then do some exploring in one of the most visited cities of the world. One of the things I love about cities like London is that you never know what you'll discover around each corner. Street performers include an amazing Charlie Chaplain imitation, a fabulous juggler/acrobat, ...

So we couchsurfed last night for the first time and in London. This city's a big place, so from Heathrow it took about 2 hours on the tube (metro) to get to Sarah's house. At one point the train was so packed that we had to split from the kids to get on the very hot, and smelly train. Of course, by the time we got to Hainault station we were starving so into a little corner store I go to buy something to eat. This venture resulted in the purchase of six pla...

WOW! My motto for this month: when in doubt, follow Dad! Haha! our days so far have been absolutely packed with sights and shopping and DRIVING!! Seriously, half these English people's lives must be taken up by driving, literally. Being here in all the business and especially with being on the tube/train thing makes me quite thankful that I live in FSJ. I have a feeling home is going to feel like heaven in a month! Dang it eh? This is so super super exctitin...

Many people think that my weakness is LOTR. Truth is, as much as I love Tolkien's world, I am much more given to Arthurian stories set in mysterious celtic backdrops. I've read most of the tales of Camelot, and the best ones several times over (there, I finally confessed). My favorite series is called the Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead…and today I visited the land from wince his inspiration came. I had hoped for two things while in the Southwest of...

Talk about having to make adjustments to plans already. The trip to Vancouver was by far the longest I have ever seen it taken (20+ hours). Two roads closed, schedule thrown off. All enough to make the blood pressure rise a little. Add to that a leaky radiator on the van…but we made it to the plane. And I tell myself I can relax now, but I'm sure there will be more surprises . Sara's great making sure everyone has their carry-on baggage, including boo...