Our Trip to the UK and Europe 2010 - Day 1 and Day 2

In late Summer we travelled to the UK for two weeks and Europe for one week. We started out from Comox and flew to Vancouver on the little plane and then took Thomas Cook to London Gatwick via Edmonton. TC is a slightly discount airline that runs five times a week to London during the Summer. They pack a lot of people into the planes but we booked early and had good seats. The service is OK considering that the price is somewhat less than Air Canada. We would use them again without doubt.

We had a rental car booked at the airport but it took two hours to get away. The main hold up was getting our bags which took well over an hour, not very impressive. First port of call was Petts Wood where we arrived in time for lunch with the Beauchamps, our old neighbours from our Petts Wood days 42 years ago!


We also visited with Doreen and Frank Chapple who still live at the top of the same road and it was good to catch up with both couples.

We were staying at a B and B in Beckenham nearby so we checked in there and then went to see Mavis and Jim Wellbeloved in Bexley. One of the reasons for travelling to the UK was to attend Don and Jean's Golden Wedding Anniversary party in Kidderminster a few days later. However we knew that whereas cousin Mavis was going to be there it was unlikely that Jim would make the trip so we took this opportunity to see them both at home. We were glad we did this even though we were a little weary after a long day and a cross Atlantic flight.

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