It was nearly 9 when we woke up this morning. I had some toast and tea for breakfast, and passed the time until Hamish got up, and we all chatted for a while.

Kaoru, Yukari, Sean and i went in to the market. It was about a 25 minute walk in. There we bought some fish, veggies, wine and some bread. We got back to the house about 2, and Hamish and i got the (coal) bbq going, and then Kaoru and i went to the bottle shop to get some beers for Hamish and i. Hamish had bought some beautiful aged beef that we were going to cook along with the fish for the girls, while they preparedsome lovely accompanying salads.

I took the beef off earlier than Hamish was expecting, but to me it was perfect, and Hamish also enjoyed the meat a bit rarer than normal. The fish needed a bit longer though. We sat outside and enjoyed the sun, food, drinks and company.

Kaoru and i assessed a few different options to get to our hotel for the night (near Heathrow). We eventually decided to just get a car all the way – we were able to lock in £45, and it saved changing trains and buses, and also meant we didn’t need the un-air conditioned tube. It was considerably later than we expected by the time we got away, but an easy trip. The driver said he went as route about 10 miles longer but bypassed London traffic; it really was a hassle free trip,door to door. Sean was quite upset at havingto say goodbye which was very touching as it had been such a short time.

We checked in to the hotel and had some dinner. We did a little bit of repacking our suitcases as the room had a massive floor. We showered so as to not have to do it tomorrow and called it a night.