6 months down, 6 months to go

After the whirlwind that was March, April has turned out to be a much more subdued month (aside from the road trip over Easter of course!).  Carrying out more research and making more bookings for the upcoming summertime bonanza of travelling has been at the forefront of our activities and we've kept all adventures this month low key and local...
 
The never-ending search for London's best roast took us to a north side pub and was certainly a contender for the prize and we also found another in the running right on our doorstep in the west. 

Fancy seeing you here!
(Anna, a work colleague of Julian's from Oz joined us for a roast)

Speaking of right on our doorstep, after 6 months of living just a stone's throw away from Fulham's home ground, Craven Cottage, we finally made it to a game and a Premier League game no less!

For the very back row, we still had a good view
(aside from those two columns though)

We've finally succumbed after seeing the rowers on the Thames day in and day out and enrolled ourselves in a beginners rowing course.  Unfortunately we've not made it out onto the river yet as the conditions haven't been great but hopefully this week...

Danielle's absolute highlight of the month would have to have been catching a glimpse of Prince Harry at the London marathon.  She went along (with Gemma) for a spot of charity work, cheering on runners at the finish line on behalf of the British Red Cross, expecting a great atmosphere with plenty of entertainment but got much more than this when Prince Harry was spotted doling out the medals to the elite runners a mere 20 metres from the posse in the charity stands!

Dressed in blue, kind of in the middle of the photo. 
Ahh Harry, so close yet so far!

Finally, Julian has resumed his quest in earnest to have a pint at every pub in Hammersmith after finding the long lost map which happens to have highlighted every pub in Hammersmith.

March Madness

Iceland, Ireland, farm, France-four weekends in March equals four adventures hence the name 'March Madness'!
These adventures used all our energy and the majority of our time this month and so Iceland, Ireland and France each have their own page of the blog dedicated to them-check them out!

The farm gave us a weekend of family time and the opportunity to see more of the lush, green countryside and quaint little villages within easy drive of the farm.

In Thaxted-the cobblestone path leading from the Guild Hall up to the Church

This path in Saffron Walden led us to some beautiful gardens-at this point though we thought we might end up in someones backyard.

Of real note though this month, was the beginning of British summertime (daylight savings), and the coincidental,  run of gorgeously warm, sunny weather.  This meant everyone in London came out of hibernation, no longer grumpy and glum but in good humour, smiling and chatty-ourselves included!

We celebrated the start of Summertime with a sunset drink by the Thames