On the Eurostar Train London to Paris

Although we missed the delays, the train was not running for two days after Christmas due to 5 cms of snow over two days!!












Liam, traveling by laptop.....

Teri, enjoying the sunset as we pass through the English countryside

Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace

Thanks to a call to Wellington Barracks, we were given a tour of No7 Company, Coldstream Guards conducting the daily Changing of the Guard ceremony - as guests from inside the grounds at Buckingham Palace.

As well, a great view of the warm-up inspection from the Officers Mess.



Our escort officer, truly someone of Guards stature!

Enjoying Holidays in London

A visit to Windsor Castle


Teri and Liam take a break at the British Museum


Making a call







Taking in a show at the Dominion Theatre, We Will Rock You (a tribute to Queen)







and shopping on Oxford Street!



And yes, Santa did find Liam in London on Christmas morning!

100 kms From Nowhere

Now this is why we check and re-check the vehicles each time we go out on patrol.

At least between two vehicles we had one spare that worked......

That's me, under the veh trying to get the jack to extend all the way so we could get the tire changed.

Once again, thank God its the dry season, not the rainy season....

More Nomads

I had a request to share more pictures of the Nomads.

There are many, many tribes here in Sudan, that move south for the dry season and then back north again in the wet season. They originally came from as far away as North or West Africa.

We had another patrol out that met up with a big group again last week. They move with all that they have. Mostly, they are friendly, but they are a society within a society and there can be a lot of pressure placed upon the usual residents of a place that they are moving through. So far in our area at least, they seem to move peacefully among the local population.