UK Diary: Day 5 July 28, 2006
Posted by Martin in : Overseas Travel , add a commentWe had a day in Southport today. It was great to catch up with Andy Hui who just happened to be back for the weekend. Although I like Southport there was very little to do that we didn’t do 12 months earlier so we met Lisa and hers friend Crista and Lee in the Carlton bar and after a few drinks had our annual game of mini-golf a few beers in the local bars before returning home for another BBQ meal.
UK Diary: Day 4 July 27, 2006
Posted by Martin in : Overseas Travel , add a commentMum, Lisa, Tik and I took the dogs for a long walk around the Lydiate Loop today. We were still experiencing a heatwave so we had a good opportunity to enjoy a nice picnic. The dogs got to swim in the canal.
UK Diary: Day 3 July 26, 2006
Posted by Martin in : Thailand , add a commentWe had a lazy day today as we had little we really need to get done. Lisa drove us to visit grandpa whom I’ve not seen for 12 months. As ever her was delighted to see us and alive with conversation.
Tik, Lisa and I got quite excited today to discover a huge collection of childhood photographs, which I began trying to scan for my site. It’s a bit of a shame that each family has their own photos that are rarely shared with the rest of the family. By having our pictures online It’ll be nice for Grandma and my cousins to share the memories.
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UK Diary: Day 2 July 25, 2006
Posted by Martin in : Overseas Travel , add a commentMum only had a limited time off work so today we visited Old Rufford Hall. Unfortunately as I arrived I realized that my camera battery had died so we had no opportunity to take any photos. We stopped there for lunch and returned home mid-afternoon.
That evening we walked the dogs on the beach. There seems to be no sea here any more! Southport has seen so little sea that much of the sand dunes have actually become covered in grass. A walk on the beach in some areas is nearly identical to a walk in a field. A little sad to see Southport suffer like this although dad is adamant that the sea does come to visit the grassy shores when we are all sleeping.
At the time when Mum was explaining to me that she was happy with the way Bonnie and Tilly behave and how puppies are too difficult to handle both dogs ran straight for an oil slick and got themselves covered in oil.
UK Diary: Day 1 July 24, 2006
Posted by Martin in : Overseas Travel , add a commentOur United Emirates flight was as comfortable as our Singapore Airlines flight last year. We’d arrived three hours early at the airport and were offered the chance to take a flight earlier by one hour. Logistically it gave us 1 hour less to wait in Bangkok and 1 hour more waiting in Dubai for our connecting flight.
Tik an I mainly slept, I watched the occasional episode of Friends, The Office and some reasonable documentaries.
In Dubai we experienced perhaps the most expensive coffees ever as we waited for our connection. We had twenty minutes to vent our frustration at how crappy the duty free offerings were and left for Manchester on time.
We arrived around three pm Dad was there to meet us and to take us both back to Southport – our home for three weeks.
The dogs and mum were still home and Lisa worked until the following day. The UK was experiencing a heatwave so for our first evening on UK soil we had salad and a much-missed BBQ dinner.
