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When I eventually woke up this morning we went for a swim at the local country club where Sarah is a member of. We spend a good hour or 2 swimming around while taking turns looking after Hannah and Micah. We had buns and yummy salad fillings for lunch then we spent the next few hours mucking around home. I attempted to Skype Mum but the connection kept cutting out so that didn't end up happening then we watched Nicole's skydiving dvd and photos. We also spent some time arranging activities for later today and tomorrow. Sarah rung the people for us to arrange a deal because apparently they will try and rip the tourists off. At about 4.30pm we headed down to the river to go on a boat trip to see the Water Village ... read more

So Steve and I were both wide awake at 3am (Hong Kong time) because our bodies were telling us it was only 8pm (UK time)! We both managed 3-4 hours sleep before 3am but we were both feeling alright which is good. After going on Facebook, reading, Skyping, reading trashy magazines and lying in bed attempting to sleep 8am finally rolled around and we decided to pack up and go and find some breakfast since according to our bodies we had missed dinner! We just found a little cafe type place in the airport and had some food... I made sure I ate nice and slowly so I could fill in time (hehe jokes... I am naturally a slow eater!) - we had scrambled eggs (that were slightly runny), sausages (which were like small frankfurters), mini ... read more

This morning we started the day by going to the Castle Gardens – Monique and Mum B both said it was pretty and there was a section dedicated to Alice in Wonderland... well we got there and there was not a single flower in the garden, just a pile of dirt! But that was ok because I was looking forward to seeing the Alice in Wonderland area because I had seen a picture of Mum and Dad sitting on a seat with a statue of Alice sitting in the middle of the bench reading... well when we got to the Alice in Wonderland part of the garden there was a statue of Alice but it was her going through the looking glass... disappointment number 2 – thanks again Monique! LOL After taking some nice photos we ... read more

This morning I made the most of the Internet and Skyped my family – we had big catch-ups about what has been happening! After discussions about what to do for the day we decided to go our own way again so Nicole went to the Beatles Museum, Steve went to a bike shop which I didn't want to go to so instead went to some girly shops then we all met back a few hours later... Nicole with a few souviners, Steve went back and bought some bike shoes and me... nothing! Still cannot find any shoes that I really really like darn it! We grabbed some lunch from the supermarket because that was easiest then headed out of Liverpool to Knowsley Safari Park. We each had to pay to get in but then we got ... read more

Sleep ins, shopping and back to Windermere to try go canoing/kayaking... that pretty much sums up our day in 1 sentence! Nicole and I slept while Steve tried to go for a run! I use the word 'tried' because he got up and got into his running clothes, went to the carpark and stretched before stepping onto the motorway and realising there was no footpath and the grass was too long on both sides of the road! Hehe he returned about 3 minutes after leaving the room! Anyway when we were up we headed into Kendal central, parked the car then went our own ways. Nicole and I went shopping and Steve went and spent 2 hours with 1 coffee and his laptop in McDonalds sorting out our flights and some other stuff. Not a lot ... read more