England 2010 - Part I

Here are some pics from our trip to England.

We took a little prop plane to Toronto, then big jet to London. Here's Brett with the Folks.









Rose Cottage is the family home. It's a lovely place, with a great view. The property just out back is owned by an Arabian prince who breeds race horses, so we get baby ponies every year. The horses come right up to the fence every night if they see us and we feed them mints.





We have a blast with the folks! Lots of great company, great food, long walks in the country side, short trips to visit museums and interesting places...it's a great time.







Diana's sister, Nicki, and her husband Peter are a lot of fun,too! We went to a restaurant in Windsor with them. Windsor wasn't prepared for us to pour out on the sidewalks!

From left: Peter Needham, Adrian Day (dad), Brett Day, Diana Day, Nicki Needham

We try to get up to Leeds, which is in the north of England, when we can.

This is Theo, Conrad and Mich's son. Last time we saw him he was just 11,(I asked him if he was going to Hogwarts and, without skipping a beat he said "I hope so!") the time before that he was 5! He's 14 and plays the steel drum, guitar, bass and whatever else he can get his hands on! Fun kid!

This is Brett and Conrad in the conservatory having coffee. We're heading out for a hike!


Here's Brett and Mich...Brett went to school with Mich and Conrad way back in the 80's!

The Yorkshire dales are my favorite. Lots of rolling, green hills, dry stone walls and sheep dotted across the landscape. Yorkshire never disappoints with the sky effects!

Conrad was building a sculpture while we were there that required a huge scaffolding. Theo couldn't resist. Neither could Con!

Neither of us remember being pissed off, although this looks like we are. Just a funny picture of us! This is Brett and another college friend, Andy Beresford. The first time I met Andy we were at the beach. He cut a cast off his leg with a hatchet and later, at dinner, sand poured out of his prosthetic arm...good times!

Malham Cove is a place Brett has wanted to take me forever! When he started at Leeds Poly (his undergrad school) this was where one of his professors took the class to introduce them to the Yorkshire country side. If you saw the latest Harry Potter film you may recognize some of it!


Brett on a distant hill....a bird flew between us...what a chance of a shot!








And always reward a hard day of hiking with a nice pint!


...and a few curries!

We spent a day in London with William Potter (no relation to Harry) and Nono (they got married December 2010)

We went to a couple museums, and Brett placed himself beneath a full sized plane hanging from the ceiling...scary!