England - Bristol

Bristols Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge

I jumped on the bus from London and headed to my town of birth, Bristol. I stayed with Sue and Ron who were friends from when we lived hear 20 years ago. It was great to catch up with them and enjoy the fine home cooked meals, good stuff ron. Sue used to look after me a lot when I was a kid and she had plenty of stories about how much of a horror I was then, good to see things don't change.

Family friends: Sue, Ron and Erica


The Clifton Suspension Bridge


Walking along the Downs, Hmmm nice trees

I went for a good walk around from the Bristol docks and up to the Clifton Suspension Bridge. This was the design of the famous and daring civil engineer Isembard Brunel, and I actually remember studying this guy at University. It is an awesome bridge and a real asset to bistol. I then walked along the Downs and back through the bustling town.

Bristol docks over the bow of the SS Great Britain


The propeller of SS Great Britain

I also checked out one of Brunels other creations, the SS Great Britain. It was revolutionary for its time as it was the worlds first iron hulled vessel and the first to have a propeller. It was also largest vessel in the world at its time of construction.

Pigeons enjoying the British summer

The brilliant weather I had in London was short lived. We had a few cold wet days which were great for giving me time to stay in and catch up on emails.

Dinner with Selby, Julie and Kerry

I went out for dinner with some family friends, Selby, Julie and Kerry. It was great to catch up and after dinner we went for a drive around Bristol. We checked out our old house on Harcourt Rd, it was fun to see the cabbage tree planted by dad 20+ years ago now a big tree..