Mon, 05 May 2003

author Tim	location the 17:02 Thameslink to St. Albans, London, England
posted 17:06 BST 06/05/2003	section Europe2002/Europe/UK/England/London/Working in London 2 ( all photos )

Rosie goes to Milton Keynes ( No photos )
Monday morning we arose after a reasonably comfortable night's sleep in the van, flushed out the water system (which works really well), Liz had a bit of a drive (she's getting better!), then we set off for Milton Keynes.
A fairly un-eventful drive later, we pulled the van into Meaghan's grandma's place, quite a bit more imposing than last time we were here with Percy. Meaghan's first sarcastic words were "It's not quite big enough, is it?" It's just right, thank you very much!
We had a cuppa and a chat before her boyfriend Dave turned up and we all headed off to a pub somewhere in the Milton Keynes Lakes for lunch and a getting-to-know-you session with Dave. The food was great, and I think Dave was only a little bewildered by a side of Meaghan he had never seen before when she and Liz get chatting :)
Driving straight home, we off-loaded some gear before returning Rosie to Alwin's place then navigating the buses home again. A nice little weekend.

As for slightly longer-term plans, it appears that we have people to move into our room on the 21st of June, when we plan to head first to Ireland for a week or two (perhaps in the van, depends on cost of ferries versus cost of flights plus accommodation). Then the big Europe trip begins - not far away now.

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