Oh, and details of the trip.

Arrive in London on Monday, August 1, at 0640. We plan to take the train up to Leicester. We'll be in Loughborough with the kids for the first week and then move over to Lancaster on August 11. We'll be going up to Durham in that week and over to visit Vindolanda. We'll be in Lancaster till the 14th and then head over to Whitby for the festival. Dick and Susan have offered us room in their cottage. Then we are headed to Abergavenny to take a canalboat out on a short break. From there we go down to the Bath area to visit that town, Stonehennge, Woodhenge, Avebury, and any other ancient sites we can crowd into the days. We'll finish our visit with four or five days in London. Micca and Catsphidle have both offered us accomodations while we are there.

From there we move on (through NYC) to Toronto to visit a friend of Wakana's and to do some sightseeing. I would love to get together with some 'Cats there. We head back through NYC to Maine and spend time at home, visiting and showing Wakana my home towns.

A new development will be a visit to Nova Scotia. This is still in the planning stages but my father would like to go and we certainly have the time. I was last there as a baby and consequently don't remember it at all. Dad wants to visit Louisville and I'd also like to visit King's Landing again.

Then we are off to Maryland for the FSGW Folk Getaway! That should be LOTS of fun. After that we will do some sightseeing in Washington and then head for Los Angeles on the 26th.

We'll be headed down to San Diego to visit Amos and then up north to visit other friends. I know there are Mudcats in San Francisco and I hope to use rail travel on the west coast so maybe we can do something there. I've always wanted to see that town. We'll also be in Seattle for a time if there are any 'Cats there.

Then we are headed home.