UK travels

Working from the road is proving to be a bit of a challenge.  Oh, I can add a post and write all sorts of things, but adding pictures has been a test of wills.  I am willing but the iPad ain't.  I finally figured out a workaround (Improvise, Overcome, Adapt).  

Great trip so far.  I am sitting in an incredible hotel in Wales that looks like an old Welsh castle.  My short stintbin London was off the hook.  RC has already given you a taste of our meet up, but it was fantastic to meet up with him a second time and meet the famous Mrs RC in person.  

Spend a good afternoon with both of them exploring the banks of the Themes.  Talked a lot about kids, parents, travel, Malta, dogs, the weather, tourists, other bloggers (no names) And taking waaaay too many pictures.  After a good lunch in a local pub (Big Ben burger,fish & chips) and a couple of pints of good British ales, we set off to work off the lunch.  Headed north along the Themes talking and taking pictures and trying dodge the rain.  We wanders up past several bridges and sites before turning back at the Millennium bridge.  I've got one of those electronic pedometers (FitBit) that measures your steps, distance walked, calories burned, activity level and it registered our little hike out at something around 8.5 miles by the time we parted (RC - it was at 10.4 by the time I got back to my room).  I really needed that exercise after a 10 hour flight.  After a final pint, we parted ways - they headed back east to the kids and the dogs and I stumbled over to my B&B to crash.  Good thing was that, after I woke up 10 hours later, I was fully caught up on my jet lag.   I will post more pictures and details next, but I was able snatch up one picture that I overlooked the on my last visit.  

And momma send me this picture of two stray mutts who greeted here at 0500 this morning...