England continued...

Yesterday we were fortunate enough to be able to visit and spend the day with the beautiful Cate family. It was the first time I had seen the Jared extension of the family in nearly 2 years and the first time Jamie had seen little Abby. We had a fantastic time reminiscing with the whole family at their beautiful home in the country, which also allowed us to see some of England outside the city.

Now that we are back in London, we have resumed our mission of seeing and eating our way through the streets on a tight budget, keeping in mind that we still have 10 weeks of our adventure ahead of us. We have seen the inside of St. Paul's Cathedral for free by attending evensong service, seen one of the most impressive collections of modern art (including many original Pollocks!) in the world at the free Tate Museum and stumbled across incredible Thai, Turkish, Lebanese, Portuguese and Indian cuisine at small cafes and hole in the wall restaurants. We are planning on seeing what we can of Westminster Abbey this morning, and trying to squeeze in whatever else we can before our departure in two days.

While the experience of bumming around on of the most incredible cities in the world has been thrilling, we are still wrapped up in anticipation of our arrival in Zambia. Even here, we are still gathering last minute items that could be of use during our stay with the Tompkins and trying to prepare ourselves for the last leg of our journey. Neither of us knows what to expect once we arrive in Lusaka, and despite the fun we are having in the U.K., we are beyond thrilled to finally arrive safely in Mukinge with Daren, Elissa and the kiddos.