HELLO SUNNY ENGLAND!

Hiya everyone,
We're in sunny London, and I really mean sunny. Blue skies and we haven't seen rain yet. Greg thinks perhaps his presence brings on a drought? Mum and Dad just told us its been pouring in Geelong pretty much since we left!!
Its been all go since we arrived in London on Tuesday after our mega effort 3 days of travelling by boat, bus, taxi and planes from Koh Ngai. After a late change in plans once again, we'll be working in Southampton on the coast of Southern England from Feb 12th. We're both in the same hospital and for a change, Greg is earning more than Jane! Greg will do CT and Jane, plain xrays. Hoepfully we can steer clear of the shift work for a while.
We've been thoroughly spoilt in London staying with Jane's mum's cousin Hew and his wife Jane in central London. Its also been great to spend some time with our great pal Beck Everett, a radiography friend, who's working here in London. Yesterday we went on the London eye together and topped the day off celebrating Waitangi Day (New Zealand's equivalent of Australia Day) at The Walkabout Pub in Shepherd's Bush.
Greg also endured yet another market with Jane on Portobello Road, although he confessed that this one was interesting and quite enjoyed the experience. Where Australian markets often have a whole lot of crafts, jewellery and clothing, the Portobello market was full of interesting "boy's stuff" like old antique swords, wooden boche balls, leather gun holsters, giant turtle shells and 5 million year old fossils. We even had a hot toddy at "The Portobello Star" (brandy with hot water, spices and honey).
Our other exciting news is we bought a car!! Its a 1998 Renault Scenic with the road dimensions of a large-ish hatchback but taller to fit all our luggage. We're planning camping trips and all sorts. We'll include a picture later.
More news from Southampton to come...