After Glasgow Jim and I went back to Preston and hung out for a few days. We did an overnight in Manchester, where we wandered around to see all of the sights and do some shopping. Otherwise we spent the time at home, hanging out with Kingy and Helen at their house and just generally enjoying our time together. I left on Sunday morning, and now I’m back in the States, working away. But I had a wonderful twelve days overseas, seeing friends and seeing spectacular sites.

It is both great and terrible to have friends in so many far-reaching corners of the world.