Some random thoughts on the trip so far • The seagulls over here are huge. They have a wingspan of nearly a metre. They are ubiquitous as is their call and their calling cards. In fact England is not a land of roses and cream. It’s one of pigeons and seagulls • The English do old well • The English do sun sand and surf really badly • In Australia we have invented the “yeah, no” response to everything as in “Gus you had a big win today.” “yeah, no, we’re just taking it one game at a time. In the south of England the standard response to everything is “LOVELY!” as in: “ How long are you in England?” “8 weeks.” “Lovely!” “What would you like for breakfast?” toast, eggs and bacon.” Lovely!” “What was
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