Day 12, the last day in the UK
Since today was my last day i decided to the aquarium this morning because I knew it wouldn't take very long before my tattoo appointment across the city. So i decided to rent a bike and ride over to the London Bridge since we didn't get a chance to see that yesterday when we were touring around. It...
Day 11, a day exploring with a local and being a tourist
Today i met one of my oldest and best online friends to go sightseeing and catch up on life since it had been a while since we had time to just chat. She guided me around from place to place in London so i could see all the tourist-y things that everyone has to see while they are visiting. It was su...
Day 10, back to london
Today i had to get moving early and make my way to the train station by 9:00 am for my train back to London for the last leg of my trip. Since i got to London pretty early in the day, around lunch time, i was able to wander around and see some things even before checking into my hotel. I found a big...
Day 9, riding antique trains
Today i only had until around 2 pm to see some things on the island before my ferry was scheduled to leave. So instead of going too far i decided to take some of the antique rail cars that the island runs to tourist locations. Yesterday i rode the steam engine to the southern part of the island and...
Day 8, another great day of hiking
Today i caught a bus from Douglas to Port Erin which is at the southern point of the Isle of Man. Similar to the hike i did near Haverfordwest, this public walking path went right along the cliffs and was amazing scenery! Believe it or not, these cliffs were more beautiful that the ones i hiked arou...
Day 7, a welcome change of pace
Today i had some time to do some laundry this morning before i needed to be at the ferry port at 11:00 am. I happened to meet someone from Pittsburgh at the laundromat which was cool! She recognized my accent was from America right away, I have a hard time picking up on accents so i usually don't re...
Day 6, a very long day of trains
[youtube=u4l_CMcsfE8] Yesterday was a very long day with about 10 hours straight on trains. Once I got to the hotel I just watched some shows and went to bed, no energy to do anything else lol. The day started off well by catching my first train at 9 am in Haverfordwest. The plan was to stay on that...
Day 5, Finally some hiking and time in Nature
After some planning yesterday i found a route and bus that I could easily take from Haverfordwest to the Pembrokeshire Coast Trail. The bus left Haverfordwest at 9 am (arriving in Dale at 10 am) and then the returning bus would be leaving Dale at 2:25 which gave me a good 4 hours to do the 7 mile hi...
Day 4, first train ride of many
Today i said goodbye to the hustle and bustle of London in favor of much quieter areas of England. The Paddington train station was crazy busy with people rushing to and from trains so i was excited to have a change of pace. Once i found out which platform my train was leaving from i had to go very...
Day 3, more walking
Today i decided to try out some different modes of transportation instead of walking and riding the tube everywhere like i did yesterday. So i Downloaded the apps for some of those rental scooter and bike companies. Decided to try an e-scooter which was right down the road from my hotel but then fou...
Day 2, gotta keep moving to keep from falling asleep
My flight landed in London at around 8:30 am London time today. To say i didn't get any sleep on the flight is an understatement so today has been a challenge to stay awake. The theme of today was keep moving and walking to keep from getting sleepy. Luckily my hotel let me check in early because i d...
Day 1, flying out
I had the whole morning to get things situated before I had to be at the airport and I was very glad to have that time. Needed to get my dogs to the boarding place and get my cats situated for my friend to take care of them during my trip. I am very lucky to have some amazing friends that are always...