Blogs from Reepham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

We headed off early today - I think we’re finally over our jet lag! First stop this morning was Reepham, and St Mary, the church my 3G grandfather was buried at. The church precinct had 3 churches all built on to each other, and all with different saints names! The churchyard however, was not arranged in any order. We searched unsuccessfully for Matthew Fuller’s grave but I was able to enter the church he must have attended. whilst in Reepham we thought we’d try to obtain some demineralised or distilled water for my cpap machine. We asked at both the pharmacy (yes, today we found one!) and at the hardware store, but neither stocked it. At home we buy it from Woollies, but their Tesco don’t have it either. So I guess we’ll have to continue ... read more

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. At least it was Thanksgiving in the United States. Unfortunately, the broader population of England doesn't celebrate this wonderful holiday. Luckily, the International Office knew that there would be rebellion if there wasn't turkey, so they offered a meal for us last night. It was pretty darn good- not as good as home-made of course- but totally worth it. I don't know the last time I have been that full! I had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, corn, green beans with chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pecan pie, and some sort of awesome chocolate pie. Wow. After dinner, I waddled back to my flat and promptly fell asleep. I awoke about half an hour later and grabbed Ian and headed for the pub. The "American Football" game was on. It was Ian's first time ... read more