Onsies rule

Its a bit frosty in the mornings.. and in the daytime.... and at night... so the kids have begged me to buy them onsies.  I have reasoned that we can bring these along on the Camino instead of sleeping bags - though they are a little bulky.

Lilly hasn't taken hers off all day; and I expect her to be wearing it for the next week.. Well.. if I were eight years old.. I'd wear it too.

Morgan got a dragon one and Miss Lilly has a bunny rabbit one.. I know they are going to hate me when they are a few years older.. but how cute are these two now?  he he... fuel for my ever growing blackmail pile for when they have a boy/girl friend or on their 18th......

Swansa Ordeal

Urgghh.. I am just far too honest and a terrible liar to survive here in UK... 

I've just driven 3 hours one way - to sort out drivers licence because I knew there would be issues changing my name, address and from a paper one into the plastic version.  I  took all documentation..and I needed photo ID for new - well my 'old' one - name ( only thing I had was Aussie licence) 

I'd been warned not to show my Aussie licence as they may take it - but didn't realise by 'taking it' it mean for good. Far out.. Should have made some story up... But Miss goody two shoes fessed up and handed it over.. And now I have no drivers licence (Aussie or UK) and half my originals ID is in the dark abyss of a gov dept..sigh.... I will have to leave it in the hands of the Gods.

I can't even say the drive to Swansea was pleasant  - or that we stopped of anywhere cool.. It rained and was a fairly miserable day... oh well.. better days ahead I know.

A soggy day in Hampshire

I thought I was being really clever when I found the DVLA (the drivers licensing place) had an office in Poole - which is sort of close to Bournemouth - and a heap closer to me in Andover, than Swansea (the head office in mid Wales) is.  Nothing on the website indicated that it would be anything other than open.. but no.. No phone numbers by the way to check is available on the website either.

We drove (about 2 hours - as it was really windy and raining) to find a boarded up building with signs saying it had closed permanently..sigh..

I found a place where I could at least pick up the forms I needed and got a mug shot ( I look like Europe's most wanted) so will be ready for the big drive into Wales tomorrow - as I really need to sort out my licence and the car details - and I don't want to hand over my original documents into a big black bureaucratic hole.

Not to waste a trip, we went to explore the seafront - which was so blustery, we could hardly open the car doors to get out. Not to be put off, we ventured into the middle of town, to do a few shopping errands. To be fair to Poole; I am sure its a hub of activity in the Summer time; but its a pretty dire place in the wind and wet.

This mural is in the middle of the mall. Very pretty..and we are the only mad ones out on a day like today...

I have to acknowledge the kids and their patience.. so far its been a pretty boring old time in the UK - running round doing one job and then the other - but have promised when we get to Cornwall, we will do some fun stuff and start our 'travels' for real.