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Sunday I went for another sunny walk through the hills and then had a lovely english slow-cooked lunch with my Great Aunt and Uncle.

Monday was one of the most incredible days full of sunshine, cliff driving around the coast and through the mountains of England. Megan, Ali and I took a trip through Exmoor to Lynmouth and Lynton where we indulged in the seaside, walking, english fudge and most importantly, incredible sunshine.

Tuesday morning Ali took me to her sister’s house, Rosie’s who lives in the most gorgeous home with her husband and lovely dog, Barney. The roads were icy and got my adrenaline rushing with minimal fear and great excitement through the green hedges and countryside. I spent the with Rosie and Barney, relaxing, going for a walk and essential hot tea and fire.

Wednesday morning we went for another walk and then drove into Taunton to provide food to the homeless. I really enjoyed it and thought it was an insightful and necessary  experience. That evening I got to spend with my Great Aunt and Uncle, all to myself. We had an amazing British meal, complete with puzzles and banana-grams, British documentaries and reminiscing over lives I was never there for.

Thursday we explored the countryside with the lovely puppy and then I took a lovely but rather long bus trip to Liverpool, a now missed and favourite city of mine. Mid-way, 4.5 hours we had a transfer of about two hours in Birmingham where unfortunately I stuck close to the station so spent a lot of time at Starbucks, really refreshing. Then back on the bus for another 4.5 hours. The evening was spent chilling with my great cousin Hannah, chats, film and sleep.

Friday morning Hannah went to work and I went to roam the streets of outer Liverpool. It was so cold, yet utterly beautiful.  After her work we went for another roam around and then to have dinner. We ate at an amazing place with huge ass meals and drinks. I can’t understand a thing they are saying and have to ask for interpretation from Hannah which is a laugh as well as the waiter in the corner sneaking bites of his cake behind the counter. We took a train into the central part of Liverpool and went to the climbing place where she goes frequently. We had heaps of fun and then I ended up breaking some skin and we headed off to buy some groceries from my fave, Tescos. We spent the night in, enjoying films and tv.

Saturday morning we went to have breakfast at a bakery that is known for its bread and full-carb menu. The best. We then took to the streets our happy little souls, my confused Australian accented mind and her skip in the step. We saw the classics, the yellow submarine, the two cathedrals (only city with two cathedrals), titanic museum and parts and the wonderfully authentic Liverpool. It proved to be such  beautiful individual city with its popular culture and accent. We had lunch at the Egg Cafe, with a view of the water we enjoyed a vegan lunch and enthusiastic chats. We stayed pretty late and tried to join the famous club the Beatles and many others played at, The Cavern, strangely people were clubbing at 5pm in the afternoon though we didn't find the pleasures. 

We took the bus back and cooked up a storm of chicken and noodles and later with profiteroles. Unfortunately I got food poisoning and spent the night awake and awkwardly creeping around the house   to get to the bathroom. Too much information? Sorry.

Sunday morning my bus was due to leave at 8am so we were up and in a taxi in time for my bus back to Taunton. I was horribly weak from being up all night and spent the bus ride at the front watching the scenes pass by.

Back in Taunton, with the lovely Ali, Bruce and Megan I spent the day resting and trying to recover from my heavy food poisoning experience. I did go for a light walk for some fresh air with Megan and had some fresh tea in a village cafe.

Tuesday I was dropped off at my Great Aunt and Uncle’s home with Rosie and another sister of her’s, Katherine to spend the day in Wells, a town by the seaside. We spent lunch together at a cafe with a light stroll down the pebbled beach. We also headed to a cathedral near by, can’r remember to much about it other than it holds the eldest clock in the world and a very very old cloak chest. Here are some photos though…

Then back to Taunton where we met for dinner with the rest of the families at an incredible asian buffet. We ate an amazing buffet and took many proud trips with Megan and finished the objective to try all the desserts.