Farewell, Britland

We were in the UK largely through a change in plans. Of course, any reason for being there is good enough. But we had planned on shipping the Grey Wanderer back to the States from Southampton, concluding our European travels. At length, last May, after having already made the flight reservations from London, we couldn't bring ourselves to conclude our European travels, and, especially, our RV mode of travel in Europe. It has been too good to bring to an end. So we put the camper in storage in Amsterdam and have had these four days in familiar London to decompress and reflect before returning Stateside.

The breakfast view from Blenheim Lodge, a B&B in East

Finchley, where we stayed; Roger and Agri are superb hosts

Outside the National Gallery, George

Washington helps us focus our thoughts

Trafalgar Square and, look kids, it's Big Ben!

Lord Nelson

Our Dutch host in Amsterdam had recently returned from

his first visit to the UK, observing that every time an

Englishman learns how to ride a horse, they put up a  statue

of him

Olympic countdown clock; London is only slightly abuzz

about it all; transportation, I think, will be an issue

Departure from Gatwick