We’re a happy team in London :-)

Well wasn’t that worth the effort?  We may have nearly killed ourselves on a speed tour of the UK, but this morning at 5am we crowded around the laptap on a hotel bed to watch a live stream of the AFL Grand Final and low and behold the mighty Hawks won!  Who would have thunk it?! We celebrated with a trip into London on the Underground although to be honest a big nap in the luxurious hotel beds would have been my first preference. Here’s hoping the mighty Hawks repeat the triumph next year so that the boys can go to the MCG to see the match.

Richard and I have been having a joke all around Europe about an article he read listing the ten most disappointing tourist attractions (as voted for by tourists). In the top five was Stone Henge, and we both agreed that a few old rocks on the edge of a busy freeway may not be quite as awe inspiring in real life as it is looks in the tourist brochures, and after our exhausting tour of the UK we very nearly decided not to drive the extra hour or so out of our way to see it. In the end we made the journey and we were so pleased we did. Here is Miss Zoe showing us how much she loved this ancient monument (although just to show that the article wasn’t complete rubbish Hamish was quite puzzled about all the fuss over a few rocks…).

Speaking of Miss Zoe – I couldn’t help but show this shot of her on her way to the toilet after just rolling out of bed. Ben Nevis – the tallest mountain in Scotland is somewhere there behind her (we never could work out exactly which one Ben was).

And here’s a shot to show why I don’t take many photos. This is the family in action in London today photographing squirrels. I think most of the time 3 sets of photos is enough, but I like to take a few shots of the family (that is when I can catch them without cameras in hand!).

We have one more night at this lovely hotel and then we’re back to the van. We will stay at a campsite in London for several more days and then we are all very excited to be heading to France. Croissants here we come!