On October 16, 2008 a flight attendant woke me up asking "omlet or cereal"? I actually slept on a trans atlantic flight! I wisely chose cereal and so began my first English day on a healthy note. The view from my window seat was of sunrise over thick clouds that blew away as we passed over Ireland and turned South over Scotland towards London. This is the reverse of the route the Pan Am flight was on when it was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie. Visiting Lockerbie is like a chapter in our lives that we all have to open. Many people died for a useless cause.  The sky cleared over England and the sun shown. We lost 40 degrees since Miami as the pilot advised it is 50 degrees (was 90 in Miami). Last night on the plane I watched "swing vote" a light Kevin Costner piece with heavy places about an important election question for Presidential candidates… "If America is so rich, why can’t I feed my children?" Flying over the Thames we saw a new stadium perhaps for the 2012 Olympics. a fine round domed stadium, perhaps for the opening ceremonies. Houses of Parliament look good, Westminster Abbey. All seems well. The adventure begins! We picked up the rental car and headed out on the great M25 and M23 south towards our first stop in Sussex. We are visiting friends in a small village. They took us to a Brewery in Lewes. a small quaint town with shops and pubs! We made plans for them to come to Miami and bask in our sunshine. As well we invite all friends to come to our sunshine! We are already eating too much and drinking the local ales. Our hosts have a sweet old home (1600s built) and 2 sweet dogs Molly and Suki. We’re off to Battle Abbey in East Sussex. It is the sight of the 1066 battle of William the Conquerer a Norman who became king. God bless us all!
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