Well, as you can tell we have neglected the blog quite a bit so far Bad news is it almost 12:30 am here and we are supposed to get up in 5 hours to go to Kenya so not much writing tonight. Good news is that I have loads of pics to share. Here are some from the last few days of our time in England.

We leave for Kenya tomorrow morning and will be there for the next couple days. We will be in a camp in the Masai Mara, so internet will likely not be an option. So, hang tight for pictures from the past few days in Uganda and the ones from Kenya. I will post them when we get to Roma!

Hope all of you are well. We miss y’all!

XO, Claire & Ashley

on our way to Oxford

a day in Oxford, England

…more Oxford

While in London, of course I had to venture out for a little night photography too

figures that this would kind of get neglected. we are either busy or tired! but, we are having a lot of fun!

Hi Friends!

Sorry, no real post today because we spent a good deal of time dealing with baggage drama. Let’s not discuss it, just be thankful that we have our stuff! But, we have some pictures to keep you assured we are alive and well.

Clockwise from upper left:
1) Our itty-bitty room, pre- baggage unpacking. Yes, we’re snuggle-buddies this week.
2) Dog drinking coffee. Totally normal.
3) Tube journey home from Heathrow Airport (that’s right, we went to BOTH). We really missed our luggage!
4) Claire’s train journey to Gatwick Airport to get personal with Aer Lingus, who had our bags stuck in Dublin.

a few pictures from Portobello Market in Notting Hill

After missing our connecting flight to London in Chicago due to some mechanical issues at DFW, American was extremely helpful and found us a non-stop flight to London Heathrow.  We were thrilled until we got there, and realized our bags hadn’t made the trip over with us  All of a sudden, American Airlines was back to being not-so-nice.  I think Ashley & I were too tired to really care all that much and we knew they’d come along in due time.  So, we headed to our hotel and ended up sleeping most of the afternoon…oops!

The pictures below are from our first full day, which involved a lot of walking and Tube-riding wherever the 75* breeze carried us.  We will write everything down tomorrow for you (Ash is keeping her own journal…thanks for the awesome birthday present, Paige!).  For now, we are two Strongbow ciders under and definitely tired of living in our airplane clothes.  Time for bed!

-ash, claire & prince william (he’s bound to be nearby!)