Today we set out on the 5 hour round trip to go and see Aunty Eily in Yorkshire. She lives in a beautiful convent in a picturesque country town. We went out to a nice town called Knaresborough. It was hard to believe we were still in England. It was a beautiful town that could have been in France. Pearce and I visited Mother Skiptons cave - who was meant to be a world renound witch but none of us had ever heard of her. But it turns out she lived in a cave and t...

Drayton Manor Day! Drayton Manor is a theme park in Staffordshire. Fun to be had for one and all. The day started with the Buffalo Rollercoaster. A small rollercoaster, i tried to push Peter into the water below but the saftey bars wouldn't allow it. Ryan held his wits and went on the Apocolypse for the first time. Its a tall tower where they raise you up high and drop you really fast. Joanna and i were the only ones brave enough to do it standing up. Biggest ...

Today we pretended to be royalty and went to Buckingham Palace. Got a couple of loaner tiara's (thanks Eily) so that we would look the part. The tour that we did was only the state rooms and can only be done because the Queen is in Scotland at the moment. But the Palace was amazing. The walls, the chadeliers, the furniture, the artwork, the floors, all of it was amazing. Ryan and Peter also headed to London but to watch Chelsea play and they managed a 6-0 win. ...

Today was Warwick Castle day, you may recognise it from Hamish and Andy's visit. When we got there the portcullis was lowered to protect the castle from attack. But when we made it clear we were there in peace they let us in. Thank goodness. At which point a man with a green umbrella who couldnt figure out that he was in a crowd nearly did his own damage. Avoid green umbrellas at all costs. Once inside the castle Pearce, Ryan and I went to the dungeons. Out the ...

Today we went into town and went shopping. Plenty of good deals at the pound shop but you could save a penny at the 99p shop. We went looking for some crowns or tiaras for when we go to Buckingham palace on Saturday but couldn't find any. We went to the old Cathedral and Ryan and I climbed the tower. There was a lot of steps - didnt count them, but we were so dizzy by the time we got to the bottom. The stairs go around and around. Looking forward to Warwick Ca...