London

Ratty is now a distant memory (and hopefully long gone!) Sunflower is tucked up in her winter berth and we are about to commence phase 2 of our really big winter adventure...

Horse Guards parade in Oxford St.

Our trip to London went very smoothly; we flew Pegasus, the Turkish equivalent to Ryanair. We have been staying with a dear friend of ours who has moved into a gorgeous new flat in outer London, almost in the countryside. We rented a car for a week so we could do the rounds of our friends, and we also went into central London by public transport a few times. Our 3 weeks has gone very quickly, the highlight of which was celebrating the big 60^th birthday of the friend we are staying with.

Chef Pierre explaining the menu

This was done by a very elegant dinner party in the new flat, fully catered by a flamboyant Frenchman called Pierre. It was a lovely idea, as there was no work beforehand, no washing up and we didn't have to drive home:)

We have been eating out a lot, which although very nice, has played havoc with both our bank account and waistlines (such as they are!)

Now it is time to move on, again! On Thursday morning we fly to Newfoundland to begin the big Canadian adventure. Alan managed to buy a great ski jacket for a bargain price and I have dusted off the cobwebs and had my long winter coat cleaned. The weather forecast for our arrival is St John's is fog and 80 kilometre an hour winds! Hope the pilot can handle that!

The next update will be from the wilds of Newfoundland, or maybe the not so wilds of St John's. We are staying there for a week, as we are going to try to buy a car, as the cost of renting for 3 months is exorbitant!

There is a link to the cottage we will be staying at on the front page of the website if you fancy having a look.  www.sunflowercruising.com