Homeward bound

Well its 1am on Monday morning and the jet lag has finally caught up with me!

My very last day in Seattle was a huge adventure, I decided to go out to Kurt Cobains house and caught a bus to take me there... unfortunately I took the wrong bus and ended up in the rightish area but the wrong end of the road!!! So having found a very nice person to direct me, I walked alongside Lake Washington for about 20 minutes to get to my final destination! Thankfully the weather was kind!

Following some chill out time I made it back into the city (on the right bus) and had some lunch, before picking my bags up and heading out to the airport.

My flight was uneventful, about 15 minutes late departing but this was made up in the air. I managed to watch Shutter Island before grabbing some shut eye (4 hours, a world record for me!). Richard was waiting for me at Heathrow - it was so good to see him.

These past five weeks have flown by, I have learnt so much and met some of the most amazing, hospitable people. The GSE programme is fantastic, and I hope D1250 manage to continue its success in future years.

Thanks to one and all who have been involved with the trip, from Kathy, Sue, Roger and John who have co-ordinated to trip, through to my home hosts, drives and those who have organised the trips. Thanks also to the planners, architects and administrators who gave up their time to teach me all about the Canadian and American planning systems.

This is Sarah, signing off.
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