Sunday morning we set off for the UK via Eurotunnel. Our first destination was Pear Tree Cottage - home of school friends James and Alice, little brother Matthew and their parents Victoria and Robert Tinline. They live in Burwash, East Sussex, on a windy country road without street signs.
The children played in the garden and got soaked with mud and water. The adults enjoyed several cups of tea and a cozy warm house. We had dinner, chatted by the fire and woke to torrential rains. We said our thanks and took off towards London to pick up Dad.
After we finally connected at Gatwick Airport we drove south to Brighton. It was still raining but we walked on the rocky beach and up on the pier before having lunch and continuing on our way.
Our final UK destination was Rye, a restored English village by the sea. Filled with Tudor-style houses and flower gardens, it was quaint and pretty and I'm very sure Jesse wasn't disappointed to miss this trip.
We visited the imposing Bodium Castle.
Our last day we spent the morning at the beach called Camber Sands with the Tinlines. A chilly mid-50 degrees, the kids dug in the sand and we tried to keep them collected before heading back to Rye for lunch and off to catch the Eurotunnel back to France.
Our next few days in Brussels were filled with laundry and errands as we welcomed Cole & Jesse back "home". Saturday we even made it up to Antwerp for the day.
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