Awesome Adventure 2016: Settling into the UK

Settling into the UK

After a very early start (before 5am) in Tokyo on Monday and a 12 hour flight, we arrived at Heathrow. Sophie and Will managed to watch at least 4 movies each and didn't seem to notice the time disappear. A daytime flight seems to have reduced the jet lag We were met by John's cousins, Jackie and Tony, then spent 2 nights at their house. It was wonderful not to need to negotiate the trains into London and back out to the north with 6 months worth of luggage. The kids spent some time at a local park and also met their third cousins.

We then caught the train up to York and headed half and hour out to the village where we will spend most of the next 3 months. We are renting a holiday cottage while we organise longer term accommodation. Today we went for a drive around the local area, bought some groceries and picked up the kids' school uniforms. The usual household chores are creeping back in - groceries, cooking and washing - now that we are not travelling around.

Our 'home' village is fabulous - very traditional Yorkshire cottages - nice and quiet - and easy to wander around. There were people riding horses down the 'main street', around the 'village square' (which is a triangle) and past our cottage this afternoon.