Homeward Bound

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Friday, June 13, finds us heading home. We drove from Glasgow to Heathrow in our rental car (a red MG); we had investigated flying but this seemed like a better idea — far less shuttling about. We got away in good time and were quickly on the motorways heading south. Google tells us this is a 7 hour drive, so you add on a another hour or so for good measure and we're back in London area by the end of day.

While driving in UK cities is nerve wracking (e.g., our trip out to Woking would have been better/quicker/safer via Uber) the motorways are very much like ours. I drove; Kate took some pictures along the way out the window of the car. It's surprising how much green and verdant countryside there is in the UK.

On the way we pass close by Liverpool. We talked about visiting the war time grave of my uncle Walter Dixon in Formby — I have not been there since my first trip to the UK back in 1979. Perhaps next time.

We stayed overnight at the Hyatt Place Airport, as we had on our arrival back a couple of weeks ago. Our Air Canada flight Saturday morning was uneventful getting us to Toronto by early afternoon and then on home to London Ontario.