I see that Annette and Maria, among others, fare from the London, England area. Linda & I will be vacationing in London in the latter part of July.

Anyone interested in meeting up for a dinner? We're there (staying in Paddington or thereabouts) from July 19th to the 30th.

Jake

Oops. Make that South Kensington.

Jake

A ha, so you're staying in our old neighbourhood after all.. good choice..

Jake, try Mr. Chow in Knightsbridge..is it still open Sarah?

Michael, not sure, as it's been over a year since we moved.. but the address is: 151 Knightsbridge, SW1

Jake/Linda
Here's a link to some local restaurants in the area.. ps: if the gate is open, take a walk through Thurloe Square (where we used to live), the garden is beautiful in the Summer)..

Jake and Linda. Bad timing. I will be on holiday in Cyprus. Annie B.

Hi Jake and Linda,

I'm not quite in London, it takes about 1 hour by car because of traffic, perhaps half an hour by train. Although at this point in time I dont get the chance to go much further then my local shops, due to looking after an elderly parent who needs care.
But would like to wish you all the best for your stay in the UK, and hope you have a great time.I'm sure there will be lots to see. Ive always wanted to go on an open top bus which does a tour of the London sights, weather permiting. still that's another one of my ambitions. Also Ive never seen the London eye yet, which is fairly new, and as for the Dome well they will probably pull that down by the time I get round to it.
Is this your first visit here.?
Anyway have a safe journey and hope the weather will be nice for you.

Just wanted to say what a great web site (Bonaire)Maria.

Hi Jake & Linda

We are about 100 miles North of London near Rugby, but if you want to see Stratford on Avon or Warwick Castle we could take you round.

Jake,

I've been to Stratford & Warwick castle. I highly recommend the visit. Just driving through the countryside to get there is very nice.

-dave.

Jake,

Let us know when you'd like to meet up for dinner. Contact me privately and I'll let you have our phone number etc. If you'd like to visit the ancient city of Winchester (about an hour on the train from London) we'd be more than happy to give you a tour! And if you'd like to go diving in the English Channel we'd be glad to arrange it.

Fred

Fred, I don't know how your navigating skills are, but if Jake and you are gonna make a dive, let me know, I'll be waiting in Holland with warm soup...

Jake, Trying to jiggle things around. We'd love to meet you and Linda. Will get back to you if I can work things out.We can only fit Saturday 20th July into our schedule i'm afraid. You could always come to me for a BBQ. We're only about 10 miles out of London. Annie B.

Thank you Martin. It's not that I'm ungrateful but I think my stamina would run out before I got lost!!!

OK Fred, it was just an offer

Brian & Fred,

Thanks very much for the offers, and we'll drop you e-mail as we get closer to departure and have a better idea of our schedule!

Jake

Annette,

Are you still open on the 20th for a BBQ or lunch/dinner?

Sorry we're so late commenting but it's been a rather frazzling last couple of weeks with all that we've been taking care of here on Bonaire.

Brian & Fred - check your e-mail!

In all cases, we'd be using tubes/trains, I guess.

Jake

Jake and Linda,
Have an awesome trip!!!! I hope the weather in London is as good as in Bonaire and I hope the two of you really enjoy your special romantic anniversary dinner!!! It is quite the place to celebrate!!
When you get to NH, don't forget you are welcome at our place any time.Looking forward to seeing the family on the 4th!
Have a wonderful trip!!! ---Darlene

Jake and Linda, We are still open for 20th July for bbq in Enfield, if you would still like to come.

If you can get a tube to Southgate Station we can come and get you, phone to let us know expected time of arrival. House phone Number 01992850142 or mobile No.07901718534.Annie B

Jake and Linda, Forgot to ask, what do you like to eat and drink.Any preferences? Annie B.

Hi Annette,

I'll continue by e-mail unless any other BTer's will be joining in...

Darlene - thanks! Not sure we'll make it to Andover before August 4th, but we'll definitely see you on the 4th!

Jake

OK Jake. Got something else up my sleeve now. Annie B.

Annette,

The e-mail address in your profile doesn't work. I guessed at the correct one - let me know if you got my message.

Jake

Linda and Jake, have a great trip and relax and go with the flow! I am sure the kids will have a ball while you are off on the other side of the pond, too....sometimes kids need some space, too...right? Hope everyone has a wonderful time and the traveling is a breeze and that Jake's toe heals very quickly so he can navigate on foot without any difficulties! We await your detailed trip report upon your return....Carole

Thanks, Carole.

We're already getting relaxed just thinking of our time away :-) Packing is almost done, which is a first for us - getting it done before midnight prior to day of departure.

I took the toe on a dive today to clean the ReefCam (I fortunately had some old booties which already had holes where my toes were, so I just expanded the left one a bit to avoid pressure on my toe (and no fins - that would have hurt). I hope the salt water rinse did it good :-)

Jake

jake and linda, have a relaxing and fun vacation...well needed i suppose after the last year with both of your surgeries, and all of the other daily live "adventures" in life

Jake, Thanks for pointing out the error in my email address in my profile. I have now made the correction. Guess you know by now that I did receive your message. Will have to type a little slower in future. Annie B.