While I Recall

A brief summary of our fortnight in the UK (and Ireland) went something like this:

Sat 18 - Arrive in London and are met by Holly - which was nice surprise.After a coffee and a chat, Pete and Pam arrive to whisk us away to Church Lane, Chessington. Suitably fed and watered for the rest of the day

Sun 19 - Meet up with a gaggle of friends in Kingston for eats and drinks.It was great to see everyone and even more a surprise for me when it turned out that 'my lot' (ie the Thornes, Thomases and Devereuxs) had been waiting in a different part of the bar!

Mon 20 - Golf with Pete at Horsham Park ? Violet's Birthday dinner iClaygate

Tues 21 - Eats and sleep over with/at Holly and Hugh's [and (scottish)Iain]

Weds 22 - Bushey Park with Wally and Violet. Beer with Thomas in Wimbledon

Thurs 23- Flights to Cork, car to Waterford and ferry to Wexford. To see my dad, Trish, their new house and their two cats (Lady and Dylan)

Friday 24- Toured around my dad's new manor - including Hook Lighthouse(Europe's oldest - nearly 800 years)

Sat 25- Met my cousin Charlie & Robbie (and his folks Eddy & Pauline)
for the drive upto Cork. Met Thomases, Thornes and Devereux again for late lunch. Then to IBIS Hotel before Doylah's Birthday Boat Trip to Cobh for a few ales, bites to eat and general mayhem

Sun 26 - Into Cobh to see Maritime Musuem (as Cobh was last port of call for Titanic and the Lisuania was sunk a few miles away) and then some late brekky. Evening spent at Doylah's for impromptu barbie

Mon 27 - Flight back to London.

Tues 28 - Golf with Pete down in Kent with Iain. Train upto Crystal Palace to see Danny and Laura, before seeing ColdPlay at Athletic Stadium

Weds 29 - Saw Joseph in Raynes Park, before 5-a-sode footy with the boys (Thomas, Lace, Barbier, Spud, Vic & Matt), followed by some beer and a Korean meal. (Vic kindly dropped me home)

Thurs 30 - Met old FSA and MAFF colleagues (Mike, Matt, Steve, Brian,Joti, Sean and Andy) up at Pimlico. Back to the Swan in Wimbledon Village for the Quiz (gaggle of people - including the Hargreaves, Thomases, Plattens,Barbiers, Holly, Magnus, Martin and Cass). Return of the No-Hopers winners on the last question!

Fri 1 - Met Pat Walters for a beer at Kew

Sat 2 - Live 8 on the telly before flights back to Singapore

Although am sure that I played a third round of golf somewhere and does not include who Sarah saw. Plus does not even scratch the surface on the number of times Pete and Pam cooked for us, gave us lifts etc