a veg life

(posted by Emily)  Wednesday 2 July Daily Step Count: 9,306 We slept in late today, which was great after two early mornings in a row. We decided to try to venture out on the boat without our instructor Tim, and drove down to T he Fish and Eels in Broxbourne. I manned the till (the steering) on the way there, and Rick drove back. The pub is one of the few we saw yesterday. It was a beautiful restaurant and the food was great!  Moored up right next to the pub view of the boat from our table clearly, the bread and oil was delicious Rick took us back to the marina.  Dad working the lock  We decided to head to Stratford for dinner at the Westfield mall . We had been here before, as it is right next to the Olympic Park ! It was fun to see the familiar sites out the window. The only thing missing was all of the Games volunteers!  Ol...

(posted by Emily) Tuesday 1 July Daily Step Count: around 3500, since we were sailing all day On Tuesday, we got an early start out on the canal system. From our mooring in Roydon, we are directly connected to the waterways that go down to London. Our goal was to see how far we could get before turning around. It was fun to see the different locks, pubs alongside the water, and all of the scenery on the way. We sailed from about 9:30am until 5:30-6pm. We ventured a little over 5 miles down the canal, then came 5 miles back. It's slow going, but was a fun trip!  swans and their baby on the river enjoying the views coming up on The Fish and Eels pub Moor your boat and go to the pub! heading through another lock, with lots of beautiful flowers stop and get some fuel if you need it another pub waterfront houses--beautiful yards! Inside a lo...

(posted by Emily) Hello from Roydon, Essex! We arrived to London this morning and have been getting settled in. Currently, the USA/Germany game is on at the pub in town, and I'm taking advantage of the free wifi. And the beer.  We flew from Vegas to Toronto last night, before our final flight to Heathrow. The Toronto airport was very modern, with lots of shops and access to free internet on a slew of iPads.  After a quick snack of French fries with a side of free internet, it was time to get on our Air Canada flight to London. Each seat had an outlet, USB port, and touch screen entertainment center. Rick's seat did not have working sound, so you can bet I'll be tweeting about that later!  Dinner was a vegan sweet potato and veggie curry. Neither of us were brave enough to try the brownie :)  After a long flight of chatting children and not quite enough sleep, we arrived. Our flight ca...