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I’ve been in the UK for 13 days now, traveled on at least 24 individual buses, with six different bus companies in two countries.

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i did have some other photos from england, but i’ve had enough of this. perhaps another day.

my aunt and uncle here in england have many animals, including colin, a vietnamese potbellied pig. he is very friendly, much slimmer than when i last saw him, and fairly ugly. i adore him.
i have made a tiny film of him, which i’ll try to upload some time soon.
otherwise, i’m off to find a bus home.

:)

here are some of the decent photos of family i took. not all of them, but some of the best.

that’s catrina, my uncle tim’s wife. i was jealous of her hat all day. isn’t that a lovely smile?

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it was a clear, sunny, and windy day.
:)

edited.

here are the australian cousins, becky and claire (the short one is becky). they looked absolutely gorgeous, and while there was much huffing and puffing (literally, for the most part) over the effects of welsh cuisine on inactive holidaying torsoes, their dresses (though snug) looked delish.

i know this photo is giant: i’ll try to fix it later. i’m running out of time.

i took very few photos of the bridal party: i figured there’d be heaps of those by better photographers than me. so i focussed on family. here we are:

that’s me in the middle in the red dress. doing my best to stick my belly in. it’s only one of two with me in. the other has only the bottom part of me, which, while an interesting study of shared genetic features in the carroll family, isn’t actually all that excellent. but i’ve got lots more of my family…

and that’s important, as i’d meant to get some before i left, but ran out of time (and inclincation). cardiff is much like hobart in its facination with outdoorsy/camping shops, so i totally scored in one opposite cardiff castle. no doubt a total tourist trap, but the brand was good, and the price was comparable to australia. and waaa-llah! new shoes. i am now tres chic. and will be tres sorted for much hiking through english village next week.

the wedding’s on saturday (my cousin owen and his wuzza lucy), and there’s a massively full household here in cardiff. there’s some low-level wedding jitters in action: how to fit champagne, favours for guests and bouquets in the fridge? how to do bridesmaids’ hair without any bands or bobby pins? most important (to my mind, anyway), is how to fit all these loud welshies/australians in one little welshy house. answer? some go elsewhere. it’ll still be 8 adults in a small 3 bedroom house. 3 beds. 8 adults. mmm-mm. luckily this adult (who’s thankfully an inessential part of this endeavour) has been relocated to another relative’s tiny studio apartment just around the corner. i will take the laptop and my freshly repacked backpack and set up house round there. i’ve been instructed that i must return for all meals and outings, though. hokay. i do as the bridal party instructs.

In which i get to Brecon, but not up the Brecon Beacons.

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