Day One

Twenty-four hours ago we left our children in the loving care of grandma and grandpa and boarded a plane. And now...twenty-four hours later we are still in the same clothes we left in and feeling a bit worse for wear but excited to be in the U.K.

We arrived at Heathrow airport around midday and picked up our little rental car to drive to the village of Navenby. Let me tell you...it's pretty crazy driving on the left side of the road. Thank heavens Ian was up for the challenge. (This picture is a little blurry, but you get the idea.)

We left the chaos of London and headed for the English countryside. We passed through several quaint little villages and I was in awe of how breathtakingly beautiful it is!

After a short detour (we got lost) we made it to Steve's house. He has a lovely house and set us up with our own bedroom/bathroom. How lucky are we? Tomorrow we'll do some real sight-seeing and try and get the most out of our few days here.

So far so good. We are exhausted but happy to be here.