Family

Day 21
Arrived at Manchester Airport and thought “wouldn’t it be funny if we saw somebody we knew” and then heard “isn’t that Johnny?” as we exited customs only to turn round to see his cousin Susan and her husband Anthony 😳.

Also by chance I learnt my cousin Julie and her husband Tony were in the country for a few days from South Africa, and so with all the planets aligned the three cousins (Julie, my sister and myself) were all in the Northern hemisphere at the same time and able to catch up for a quick drink at the evening family gathering. Fate doing its thing 😊

We had the most amazing time catching up with family we had not seen for a very long time, and one not even born when we had left, at Cross Keys in Uppermill, with Kalebh and Jordyn who had flown in the day before. Some hadn’t changed a bit and others almost unrecognisable. It was so lovely to see Kalebh getting on so well with his cousins. Johnny enjoyed a pint ( or several) and I was introduced to Gin.Read more