Three years ago we took off in our car on a ten day visiting holiday, making stops at a variety of places in and around London and on the south coast. With the arrival of Elisha, and the fact we hadn’t seen many of the people we’d visited since then, off we went again on the long haul.
The first couple of days we stayed with Sue, where we enjoyed some fine barbeque food out in the hot, sunny weather. Fliss‘ old workmate Ann turned up on the Sunday and it was good to see her again.
On the Monday morning we headed off to see Hannah for the next couple of days. She was out at a gig on the evening we arrived, which gave us some free time to relax. Hannah was working during the following day, too, so we managed to fit in a visit to see Fliss‘ cousin Pip that afternoon. In the evening we had a nice meal before watching the world cup match that was on. It’s funny when you visit people like this – for you it’s a holiday, but for them it’s a regular Tuesday.
On Wednesday we headed off to see my mate David and his wife Sarah, plus their new baby Ryan. David had taken the day off with the intention of having a barbeque, but unfortunately the weather had turned a bit miserable. We made do with eating indoors, drinking the copious amounts of beer that David had bought and, again, watching that evening’s world cup match.
Early on Thursday we headed off to have lunch with Fliss‘ auntie Christine and uncle Eric in Bosham, about an hour away. The weather had picked up a little by the time we arrived and it was nice to sit in the conservatory catching some rays and enjoying the lasagna on offer.
After lunch we made the short trip to Selsey to see Fliss‘ friend Jess and family. We spent two nights there and enjoyed excellent hospitality on the part of Jess’ mum, Rose. She really does make us feel at home when we visit, so it was a great way to end the week.