May 17 - 26 Worthing

 May 17 - 26 Worthing 

Not a lot happening sightseeing-wise this week, we’ve caught up with family, some old friends (and had a few drinks!) and then some more planning for upcoming trips. 

One of our visits was to Guildford catching up with an old friend of JEM’s. We also paid a visit to our old house and neighbourhood, which was great, as well as meeting up with our old next door neighbour who greeted us like we’d only seen him the previous day!  The gardens still look lovely even though the old eucalyptus tree that we planted 20 or so years ago has long since gone 🙁

A nightly visitor at Worthing 

Another task this week has been getting prepared for our trip to Svalbard, Norway.  We’re off to Oslo tomorrow (Friday) and then hopefully flying to Longyearbyen next week (as long as we manage to stay Covid-free🤞). Let’s hope all goes well  



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