back in canada

so,after a brilliant 9 days back in the uk,im back in canada and on the road.currently sat in tanner washington(not elsie).tipping in the morning.so an easy day(again)sat in the TA truck stop

suprise trip too dublin

my trip back home wasnt exactly restful.
jan suprised me by taking me to dublin for 3 days.its a place ive always wanted to go,mainly for the guiness i think.
it was early up,dart to Liverpool.30 mins later.Dublin.we checked in a best western(i think i could be a trip adviser for this chain.Ive stayed in so many)the room was great,with a great view of the the liffy(i know its probably spelt wrong).
we bought day saver tickets for the open top tour bus.great idea,because you can get on and off whenever you like.anyway,first stop,guiness factory.well,i wasn't going to stay on the bus was i?did the tour,which was amazing,then up to the bar on the top floor for our 2 free pints of the black stuff,and it wasn't even lunchtime.to my surprise,Jan drank three quarters of her pint,which is good to say she doesn't drink it.
im not going to go through the whole trip,there is just too much to say.all i will say is that it was fantastic,and all down to my better half.needless to say,she got her surprise later.if you know what i mean.

thats perfection

the good old molly Malone.no wonder she made plenty of money,with a chest like that

hope im related to the owner

4th sep

on the sunday,we went down to oldham to see family.first,i picked one of my sons up.i cant believe how grown up he is,ive only not seen him for 12 months.on the way too my mums,he was telling me how much he enjoys the air cadets and what things he has done.he says he is going too join up when he can.im so proud of him.
met rest of family,hugs and kisses all round,especially of my little sister,she acted as if she hadnt seen me in years.me and my sis are very close.love her to bits.
i took my dad and brother-in-law for a quick pint and then we all went for dinner.it was a great day out,catching up with them all.
me and jan left early evening,i think i was starting to feel the jet lag.lol

my lovely sister,and brother in law

 my youngest son

back in the uk.3rd september

sorry guys for the long abcence.
i have just got back from a 9 day stay back in the uk.i had tried my best to keep it quiet as i wanted to suprise a mate.so everyone here was told not to put anything on facebook.
anyway,i arrived back in manchester early afternoon on saturday.i got the train as i wanted to walk to the house so i could have a look at the place.it was still the same.i was excited about being back,but only to see freinds and family,i havent missed the uk one bit,and after 12 months,i thought it was time to make the visit..
jan was stood there waiting for me,it was great to see her after so long.we planned to go out early that evening for a meal with her sister and husband.it was a bit risky,as the restaurant was a local one and i didnt want anyone to see me as my mate kev would find out,and i wasnt planning on suprising him until monday.
we had a great meal,and a good chat.i was telling all the good stories of over here.then jan said"you`ll never guess who`s sat behind you".it was only the bloody landlord and landlady of my local pub.we got the hugs and kisses out the way and i said to keep it quiet from kev.
we were walking past another pub that i go in now and again,and was seen by tony,who shouted us over.everyone was chuffed to see me,especially as no-one knew i was coming back.my plan was working upto now.so as me and jan were getting in the drink mode,we decided to go in my local.i knew kev wouldnt be in,but at 10pm i had to phone him.think i was feeling pretty guilty by this time.it was great to see him and leslie.i think by 01.30,we had done enough drinking and catching up,and called it a night.i slept like a baby.dont know whether it was due to lack of sleep,or the beer.
so that was my first day back.......