Getting to Bristol

Hello everyone! Our journey to England was seemingly fast and extremely furious! An eight hour plane ride during the night is very manageable especially when you fuel up the kids with Gravol! We only had one mishap when arriving at the Gatwick
airport, and that was when a treasured bear of Emma's was left in the overhead compartment. Brian was brave to push his way back through the sea of swimming passengers and retrieve it at the last moment. One happy little girl was worth that trip!
Arriving late that night was a relief to us all who had been on the road for 16 hours. To greet us were two beautiful and friendly girls--Helen, and her friend. They took us back to Helen's amazing house on Cerney Lane. A lovely brick 2 story townhouse elegantly decorated, yet family friendly. The backyard contains a grassy area, amazing flowers such as passion flower and roses! Then, the cat. I must tell you all that this cat is a sweet treat! As a cat lover, I know that leaving a precious feline for a whole year is a sacrifice, but this cat of Helen's named 'Mousse' is in good hands. She even has her own cat door that is magnetically activated so that we don't have any other furry visitors!
We live in an estate of many other flats linked with tiny beautiful alleyways and pristine gardens. Then, the Avon river runs just metres away! It actually is ocean that fills the Avon Gorge twice a day with the second highest tide in the world! A family that we met actually was fishing on it and caught a big green slimey eel. The dad said that these eels are migrating somewhere at the moment.
We wandered down along the banks the other day to find the local pub called 'The Lamplighter' and were treated to a few beers from some very friendly locals. They called us the 'Americans' and when we told them we were from Canada, they bought us more ale!! Too much fun!
I start work on Friday, August 31 at Dundry Church of England Primary School. I feel so fortunate to be able to be here! Check out their website at

http://www.dundryprimary.org.uk/

Well, cheers for now!