Day 1--Arrival

Our journey from Havre de Grace, MD, to Ash, Kent County, England turned out to be more arduous than it needed to be. Everything was fine until a thunderstorm swooped in and decided to sit on top of BWI Airport, causing a three-hour delay in taking off. In fact at one point we had to turn back to the gate to refuel because we had been sitting on the tarmac so long. I started to wonder if it would have been quicker if we drove.

But one way or another we made it here. First, by extremely expensive taxi cab from Heathrow to Charing Cross Station; then, two and a half hour train ride from London to Sandwich; and finally another cab ride to the Molland House. I have included pictures of its interior and exterior above. The owner, Tracy, is extremely outgoing and friendly, and a fantastic cook to boot. Mother and I both had cottage pie for supper. We started things off the English way. We look forward greatly to breakfast tomorrow.

Now I'm typing up this post on Tracy's computer because my wi-fi connection won't work. As usual, technology problems follow me like a shadow. I am always prohibited for some reason, and of course whatever I have is never good enough. Probably why sometimes I'd like to scrap it all. OK, this is not a very upbeat opening to this blog, but this is what jet lag and zero hours of sleep will do to you. Exhausted and tired, this is John FishNChips, Esq., signing off.