After a quick “visit” with Security to explain the 10 pounds of rocks in our bags, we tasked Cat with getting us to our gate.

She has traveled a lot in her 10 years and we we’re quite proud of her ability to navigate through the airport and understand the arrivals/departures board.

We did have a bit of a giggle at the Toronto airport when we realized that the phone booths have now been replaced by charging stations! Caitlyn didn’t understand the irony but them, why would she?! I couldnt help but wonder, “What does a person do if they don’t have a phone?”

Our flights were uneventful. We were given comped dinner passes due to a short delay in Toronto and after 16 hours of travel we arrived in London.

We had a 2 hour drive to get to our hotel. We got settled in and decided to go for a drive to enjoy all things English. I actually drove while H navigated and to be honest I think we were all scared to death! It was so hard to a) remember how to drive a manual transmission, while b) remembering to stay on the left hand side of the road, while c) remembering to look right! I know my guardian angel was with me today! It did get easier with time but I would NOT say driving in England is like riding a bicycle.

We came across several thatched roof cottages. It is amazing to me that these roofs are able to keep out all of moisture and rain that is so common to England. It’s also ironic that they were a sign of poverty in the early 1900’s but now are a sign of wealth as people are trying to preserve the look of historical buildings.

I tried to introduce myself to the local firemen but nobody was home!

We had a great dinner at the local pub!!

We even came across someone elses painted rock. I guess it is a “thing” over here as well!

I am proud to say that I got my first bullseye in darts but have to admit Caitlyn beat me twice!

We had a lovely fish and chips dinner!

Afterwards we met up with some family and then called it a night.