Last day in Beautiful Westdean tomorrow we are off to Wellingborough to see my sister and Mum. Breakfast with Reg and Linda in Seaford followed by shopping in Eastbourne. Got a great pair of deck shoes in Marks & Sparks We also bought a cooler bag, which is no mean feat in UK! Having a late lunch by the pool as we are booked in for a dinner reservation at 9pm (good practice for Spain) Well packing for next leg of trip just about done, time to get ready ...

Well almost a sleep in today (6.00am) today the girls are off to Bluewater (a big factory outlet centre) while Reg and I visit his current building site this morning followed by a round of golf this afternoon. Well after a builders breakfast in East Grinstead we visited Reg's building site. The project is like an episode of Grand Designs they have turned a hundred year old reservoir into two Eco friendly houses complete with lawn covered roof. We then spent fou...

Well after waking at 4.00am again and a leisurely walk with Reg and the dog, breakfast (like I needed after last nights half a sheep) Linda, Emma and I headed off in search of some new sailing gear for Emma. After checking out local shops in Newhaven and Brighton we ended up drink all the way to Southampton to Ardvark sailing and diving centre. When we got there there was a carpark opposite which belonged to The Old Ship Inn so of course seeing as it was already ...

Another early start to the day (up at 4.15am) today we have to sort all the details for our upcoming road trip - first we have to sort through the nightmare of UK car insurance, then shop for some boots for the car ( I guess that will make a change from all the girl's shoe shopping). Well car tyres are much cheaper in UK than Australia only £130 for 2 fully fitted, however fuel is Not! Paid £1.369 per litre Reg took us to the Yew Tree inn at Arlington apart fr...

Another early start to the day (4.30am) must learn to sleep in, especially today as the rain is due back though after a few spots the skies cleared and by 8.00am there was hardly a cloud in the sky ( fingers crossed) Well today we have had everything. At 10am we all set off in beautiful sunshine for a bike ride to Lewis. Just before we got to Firle some Landrover driver caused Linda to fall off her bike so we stopped in Firle for a bit of first aid and an ice-cre...