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Derby
It was a shame that you bypassed Derby, where "Bonny Prince Charlie" arrived at on his conquest of England. There are hills of limestone where you pick up fossilised sea shells and the ‘Blue John Mines plus the plague village of Eyam and not forgetting the grave of Little John of Robin Hood days at Hathersage. Roman Roads abound in that area and many 7,000 year old Neolithic grave sites.

Och! Away
Lovely to see the photos. But - don't use warm water to wash off the ice from the windscreen! You can crack it! Scrape it off with a credit card (Expired) or buy de-icer from a garage. I know the Lake District well - pleased you managed to see it. Enjoy the haggis and the black pudding, Savoury Duck and all those things. Dave - Harold Hawthorne

Scotland.
Well Scotland certainly looks a very interesting place to visit. Don't they call it the Home of the Brave ? I think I can see why now. There looks like a lot of climbing to me! But the views are magnificent that's for sure. And how did you enjoy the Haggis, Rags? I could have eaten the Black Pudding because I like that, but no-one here in Perth, Aust. seems to be able to make it properly. Did you tell that lady that made the comment about Judy being "A Bonny Lass", that it runs in her family ??? Pity about the cold weather you had, but I suppose it was expected. Rags you could have bought some Moleskins at the R M Williams store. I think they have one here in Perth, I know they have one in Adelaide.(I used to know someone in the Mounted Police who wore them all the time.) Cheers, Love Mum

the homeland
hola amigos... all is well here in vallarta. rosa sends her love. i see you are in my wonderful homeland. i feel i must correct you on our flag. it's a white cross on a blue background, hence the background colour of the union jack. i bet your perth is much more inviting in climate than ours. billy connolly says that you can spot a scotsman with a tan... that's when he stops being blue and turns white. loving this blog... we are hearing the true report on judy's attack of "turista" (montezuma's revenge). hope she feels great now.

Icome
At long last the Icome's history. Did you get information about Mary Ann and Charles being cousins, and about her father Thomas who was a soldier. What regiment and where was he stationed. Also where was Mary Ann born (High seas) tells us nothing. I am excited. If you get a chance please pass on the information to me... Pat

Hi there We got a little lost after we diverted from you guys so asked a few people and found the school. great visit, Aussie girl is the Deputy Head Teacher. Road to Heathrow was remarkably good, just took nearly an hour to return the hire car and discuss the little "scratch" on the wheel that we didnt do. Keep writing! L

A mammoth read.
Have just finished reading the 4 latest blogs. (That's after having to forward them all through to Hotmail. My gmail is playing up, so if possible, could you send everything to Bigpond or Hotmail please.) Was glad to hear you enjoyed your Aussie visitors. I laughed about the ice cream and the horse. Your certainly seeing a lot of the country,and eating a lot of different foods. Dana arrives home from China today, have you kept up with her blog. Very interesting !!

memories
we love this part of england..lots of great memories from years gone by. out of curiosity, where will you be for christmas and new year? we leave for vallarta a week from tomorrow and we can't wait. by the way... your food choices are swaying to the fattening... you better keep walking!!!!

Devon etc.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this entry, and the piccies are lovely. Hope you will be able to tell me interesting things when you arrive home about my Mum's family.

London
How very exciting it all sounds ! The pics are great. I was particularly interested in the photo of Walthamstow. If my memory serves me right, that is where my Dad was living when they left for Australia. He used to talk about things in Walthamstow and the hard times they had. So at least one of his ancestors has trodden the ground he thought was sacred !Dad would have been so chuffed to know you were in London. Lots of love

Floral City
If that is what the Floral City looks like in the "Off" season, I sure would like to see it when the gardens are at their best !! The buildings all look very interesting. So different from Perth ! But perhaps in a couple of thousand years we can catch up. Sounds like your seeing plenty and are so lucky to have a car to get around in.

Hi there Youre house wont be empty in a little while, getting excited now, we leave tomorrow! Speak to you soon x