UK

Was fabulous having Deb and John pick us up - they also took us to Stansted to catch our plane to Porto which was extremely kind of them.
Deb and John were great hosts and took us to Brighton, Bodium castle and Rye. Loved the village feeling and the buildings in all the places we saw - quaint and pretty well reserved. Could have spent a lot longer at both Brighton and Rye and may well go back there when we return. Ate too much the whole time there. Loved John and Debs place - the country setting. The farm is 150 acres and is so lovely and refreshing after city life in Singapore. Noisy animals, birds in the morning though! The birds started around 3:30am, it seemed to be getting light around then as well. Funny to have twilight and dawn again after Singapore. Lovely to have a bit of time with Katie and Ben. Kim was her delightful self and enjoyed touching base with her, ready for our next rendezvous in Spain and Morocco. Great to see her with her cousins as well. Really enjoyed the stroll around the farm and the chance to get rid of the jetlag and lack of sleep after a night flight. Very cruisy feeling for starting our trip.