We made it to Winchester safely and with our luggage intact (my big concern). Thanks for your prayers. The city is beautiful: very historic and picturesque. We've had some time to explore but we've mainly been focusing on getting an apartment and a bank account. We did find a place to live. It's in an old converted church, is near the city and comes with some furniture, so that's helpful. The money wiring is tricky and we're hoping it will go through quickly so we don't have to stay in our hotel too much longer. Since we don't want to pay $18 a day for internet, we've been hanging out at McDonald's to get free service. The temperature is in the 50s and it has rained every day.
The news has been quite eventful. Hurricane Ike has made national headlines. I hope our Texas friends are safe and inside. There was a chunnel fire which has caused a lot of distress with travelers. Also, the third biggest British airline just went under leaving tons of people stranded on vacations and out of work. The pound has fallen a lot, which helps us, but the British economy is going through their own credit crunch and is not fairing too well.
Tomorrow we hope to go to the Southhampton boat show which sounds like a big thing.
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