Europe part 1 UK - Odyssey 2014

Arriving in the UK after acclimatising to the warmth of Australia and the humidity of Indonesia I always knew that preparation for the change was a must. I ventured initially outside the airport terminal at Heathrow to the rush of frigid conditions and new that I needed all the special thermals, gloves etc that are a must for these conditions, plus some vitamins a nutrition to help my body adjust. I jumped on the Tube and went straight across central London underground (in peak hour) to Liverpool Street Station in an effort to get to my friends place in Essex ASAP. With jetlag hitting I was slammed by the virtual waves of people flowing through the station and while disorientated I managed to get on the correct Greater Anglia train out to Chelmsford. Passing the 2012 Olympic site, I became quite excited, as I do..haaa. I arrived at Chelmsford station to be picked up by my good mate Dave and was whisked away to the warmth of his home just out of town. I spent the day resting and being amazed by the change of conditions and rested. The evening was spent driving across to Milton Keynes to collect my daughter to spend the weekend with her and my mates fiancé Claire. It was great to see Zoe, who I hadn't seen since last September, when she started studying at Thornton College in the countryside just outside of Milton Keynes. I didn't know it was such a long drive and on the way back the jetlag hit and I literally kept passing out in the car..haaa On Saturday I met the other lads in Dave's wedding party and we ventured out to buy the suits we will be wearing at his Wedding in August, where I'm sure it will be much warmer. It was a great day chatting and getting to know them and discussing the ins and outs of what was needed to ensure we bought the correct suits and matched with what Dave and Claire were desiring for their special day. After two shopping centres and about 7 hours shopping ( a new record for me to be spent inside shopping centres) we bought the suits. On Sunday we ventured out to see the wedding reception venue that reminded me of Downton Abby, and was an absolutely exquisite venue, then we drove to Cambridge University to walk around that beautiful medieval looking campuses that make up the University. After a great low calorie lunch we drove back to Milton Keynes to drop Zoe back at boarding school and then back to Chelmsford. TO be honest I completely underestimated the distance and grateful to Claire and Dave to accommodate the need to drop Zoe back. This morning (Monday 20 January) it is a fresh 0 degrees outside, with lots of frost about. So bizarre for this Aussie to have these temps in January...haaa.. Today I start to focus in on the special diet I need to maintain for my course in Peru that will have me prepare foods for the flight to South America. Tomorrow I fly from Stansted Airport to Cologne/Bonn in Germany to commence part 2 of this Odyssey 2014 Stay happy and warm or cool wherever you are good people :)