Mini Cruising like a Sleb - Part 2

Usually our journey back to the UK takes about 6 hours at most.

As we were travelling to Newcastle it would take us 18 hours. We decided to treat it like a mini cruise.

We treated ourselves to a massage (albeit on a massage chair) and took a stroll around the different restaurants.

For the first couple of hours it was all fun and exciting....

Then realisation hit, we had no entertainment, no access to wifi (so we couldn't download a film) and the room had one temperature, hot!

Slowly it dawned on me we had another SIXTEEN hours left.

By half five we had "dinner", sandwiches and crisps and then with nothing else to do we went to bed.

GO can sleep anywhere and was soon stacking up the z's.  I find it more difficult to sleep in a new bed so I struggled.

Forty five minutes laters feeling hot and bothered I went for a walk, it may have been hot in the cabin but in the deck was

Freezing.

On my return to the cabin, I tried to give it another go.  This time I lay as still as possible when the sea is rough as heck.

I lay on my back and within seconds I was on my side facing the wall.  I somehow managed to let the rhythm lull me to sleep.  I was finally getting to sleep when the people in the neighbouring cabin began chatting very loudly in Dutch!

I couldn't take it anymore, I got up read my book, had a snack and just fidgeted.

I was about to take another solo stroll when GO woke up.

I manage to convince him to join me on my wander, we hit the deck.

After a bracing wander outside we headed back inside.  

We heard music, we followed it and it led to a bar.  There was a guy on a guitar playing classic Neil Diamond, cheese ball!  I was about to leave when a waiter ran across the floor and began the most awesome tap dance routine I have ever seen.  We were mesmerised and found a seat, we enjoyed the show.  An hour later we headed back to the cabin all tuckered out and finally ready for bed.

Whisky Tasting

Am looking forward to our whisky tasting evening.  GO signed us up to the Flaviar company, who have sent five different whisky's and a step by step (ooh baby) guide to taste and rank the whisky.  We just need a couple of days off together.

London Baby

I had originally planned to meet up with a couple of my besties this weekend.

I wasn't feeling great, I wasn't up for a big night out.  I fancied just meeting up for a meal and a good natter.

We said this it was decided to postpone the evening for a couple of weeks.

As GO had already booked the time off we decided to go into the Big Smoke and just have some fun.

We did the tourist thing visiting Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square,Trafalgar, Covent Garden, Parliment Square and The South Bank. 

It was so much fun being a tourist again.

Reminiscing about our time living in London (separately) and the fun we had.

We even managed to find a few places we had never been to before.

We stopped off for a lovely dinner and went all out with a three course meal.

The venue had a very nineteen twenties vibe.  I won't spoil anything by telling you what the venue was called (oh, alright it

was Nando's).

We felt we must visit the M and M world.

GO bought £100 worth of chocolate (I'm sure it wasn't far off that price).

I got a reasonably priced Christmas decoration. A little M&M wreath.

We spent a lot of time in the shop, it stank of chocolate and made me feel quite queasy.

We then made our way to Trafalgar Square to marvel at the "new" fourth plinth display, a horse's skeleton.

We visited The Clarence Pub, which GO used to work in in 2000.  

He reminisced with the staff behind the bar and swapped tales of working in the pub.

He persuaded me to write his name on the wall so that when we return we can see it.

We made our way toward the London Eye and just marvelled at how Bustly London is st night.

Cosy Comforts

It's my favourite time of the year, Autumn.   

The days are fresher, nights are longer and it is almost vital to snuggle.  I have pulled out my long fluffy dressing gown, and already had my first mega hot chocolate.  

GO is still working ridiculously long and late shifts so we are like ships passing in the night.  There was a time this crushed me, but I have now got myself into a lovely little groove.  

Weekends are spent chatting/visiting friends or chilling at home.  I try to get in at least one long walk either around the village or in town, and do something crafty.  

To spoil myself I treat myself to either a film (sometimes I download one) or play a video game. After playing it for nearly twelve years, I still haven't finished Zelda and the Twilight Princess.

I do love my life, there are things that would make it perfect, but I am trying not to dwell.

We're leaving on a jet plane