Trip back to UK

16 months after leaving the UK for Adelaide we decided to go back for a 2 week holiday to see family and friends

A bit of a whirlwind tour but it was great to see everybody

It started off with us picking up the hire car and Caroline going to see Sarah, Donovan and baby Eben whilst I went to see Pete, Jenny and baby Aled and watch Englands dismal display againt Algeria

Eben not looking too happy with the England result!!


The next day we headed back to Peterborough - I was spat on fom the top of queensgate carpark - WELCOME HOME!!!!
We caught up with Catharine, Steve and family as they were putting the finishing touches to their new house and Logan cooked us a full english...



A Pell family BBQ was next at Davids - I got drunk and ended up on the trampoline!









We then drove up to Dumfries to see the family for a couple of days - unbelievably it was 25 degrees + and a great time was had by all especially down at the beach even though we burst the football and I burnt my head













Over the next few days we visited several other friends including....

Natalie, Paul, Joseph and Noah at the Boathouse, Peterborough before heading off to see Pink



Gary and Wandah in Deeping





Caroline in Coventry



The lads in London where Pete brought Aled along for a few beers





Sam and Janine



Becky, Anne, Helen and Limara in East


The Spooners in hunstanton eating fish and chips



Natalie and Lindsey in Peterborough



Nancey and Den at their home in Baston





Finally a BBQ at Catharine and Steves to celebrate them moving into their new house/mansion!!







We also met quite a few other friends but forogt to take the camera!!! and it was really great to catch up with everyone

The big things we noticed or had forgotten were in no particular order...

How green the scenery was, especially the sides of the roads
How long the evenings were - being able to sit outside til 10pm
How cheap the beer was
England are still woeful at football
Sounds of english birds
Smells of english the countryside
How much I miss doner kebabs and Melton Mowbray pork pies!!

It'll probably be another year and a half before we visit again - hopefully the weather will be as good!!

The trip back to Adelaide took forever and there was quite a bit of turbulence on the last leg causing lots of people to throw up!!

Click to see more pictures from our visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickpell/sets/72157624342362535/