In Feb. this years I was looking at the AA website when I learned that travel is so down that AA would let me use my miles (now over 200,000) to travel anywhere in world almost any time I wanted to travel. So I booked two bus. class tickets to England and will spend 28 expensive days going from London – East Anglia – Lake District – Scotland – London. I used to be assigned in East Anglia in the 70/80s and have some friends I want to visit. I also want to visit the Americcan cemetary outside of Cambriddge. I used to stop there at least once a year and I want to re-visit and get some photos.

in the early 80′s my wife and I and our 6 y.o. twin sons camped for 14 days in the Lake District and Scotland; it rained 10. I remember going to the U.S. Naval Communication station at Thurso and spending most of one afternoon drying out our sleeping bags at the NEX laundry. It was a desolate place, I wonder if it’s still there?

At that time I was a poor E-6. This time I can afford to stay indoors when it rains at night. I’m looking forward to that!!!

We saw Donnie and Marie last night and it was Grrrrrrreat!