England Wrapup

One of Stace's goals this trip was to take his dad to the Fleet Air Arm aircraft museum at Yeovilton Naval Air Station.

While they looked at planes, Sue, Violet and I went to Clarks Village to do some shopping, and in particular, buy shoes for Violet.

Stace, Violet and I went up Burrow Hill one evening during our third week. Such lovely views of Kingsbury and the surrounding countryside!

Violet went to Auntie Doreen's house Thursday and collected eggs while she was there. 

Later that day, Stace, Sue, Gord and I went to see Livy compete at her school Sports Day, and then took a long walk with her and Lula around Stoford after school.

Friday was Stacey's birthday, and we spent part of the day in Crewkerne, at an antique emporium. We had lunch afterwards in a cafe. 

In the evening, we'd planned to play around at Ham Hill, but it started raining, so we just went up to the Prince of Wales for a drink with the family.

Auntie Doreen brought Stace one of her amazing Victoria Sponge cakes for Stace's birthday, and he loved it. It made for a great breakfast the next day, too, before we packed up for our train ride back to London to close out our trip.
 

Also during our last week together we were able to enjoy a family meal at the Prince of Wales. I was very pleased to help ensure we took a family photo, as we don't have many with all of us, including Olivia, and certainly not in recent years.

We were only missing Martin here, who wasn't able to make it (and Uncle Pete, of course). A nice night was had by all.

And that wraps up our England 2024 trip! 

After taking the train to London and then to Gatwick, we spent the night at the Premier Inn that was practically on the airport grounds. 

Our flight home Sunday was easy - we'd fly Norse Air again, if necessary, though it is nicer to not have to worry so much about our luggage and bringing all of our own food on board. But in this case, it was definitely worth it, to save $1,500ish.