Blogs from Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

we drove to dover today. it took longer than i remembered from last year. another difference from last year is that we missed the ferry! was ok though because as long as we were within 2 hours we could get on the next one.... read more

I backdated this entry. No-one will ever know...mwahaha...oops. In May (which is now, it's not September now at all...and I am not a lazy bugger with writer's block) I took a little trip. I started out in London, made my way through Kent to Dover, where I got on this huge boat. More on that later. Our story (ok, my story. I'm just trying to be nice my making you feel included) starts in... Reykjavík! It's a chilly spring evening and our heroine is busy prepearing for her overseas voyage. She finishes her packing, stuffing the last of her clothes into a small, practical rucksack. She checks her list one last time and hoists the pack onto her shoulders. "Wish me luck, mother dear. I'm off to see the world! Nothing can hold me back, I ... read more

So the countdown is getting lower and lower we are now just 25 days away from D-Day. We still have a few things to finish up, such as getting the photos for our visas in Asia, finishing up the Hep-B treatment and testing out and purchasing our maleria course, but all in all we are pretty much set. Katie has finished buying her 50 pairs of shorts to take with her and much to my surprise proved me dead wrong by showing me that they all fit in her MAHUSIVE backpack! We have the leaving party arranged for the 24th and we are trying desperately to ensure everyone knows about it so its just not the two of us saying goodbye to each other! We are itching to leave and praying these last 25 days go ... read more

After arriving through the Chunnel to England we went for a quick visit to (for some a dip in) the sea and saw Dover. The seagulls called to us and the sea water waved to us as Dover castle and the white cliffs looked down on us... read more

18th August Got up early for a run with Mason down to the beach. The wind was blowing and the rain was falling and it was 7 o’clock in the morning. Mason had to do his hair before we left. Ran through the little lanes, through the forest and past a castle down to the beach - we weren’t going swimming that was for sure. We had thought we would go to another beach this morning but because of the rain we decided to go straight to the big mining pit - not up to the Becon’s either. The closer we got to the turn off the heavier the rain was so another change of plan - straight to Bath. Crossed the Severn bridge which is incredible. It took 4 minutes to cross it. Bath according ... read more