UK Cricket World Cup and more...

After a few weeks in SA, including trips to Zebula and Dullstroom and voting in the elections, we were on a plane again, this time heading to London.

First stop, Brighton for the Art's Festival. We stayed at The Legends Hotel, known for it's Drag Shows and LGBT+ night club. Our room was very quiet, even on a Saturday night and the complimentary full English breakfast was great. I chose the hotel for it's location on the seafront; within walking distance of a lot of Festival venues. The Brighton Fringe is really under-rated. There's a really wide choice of shows and the app makes planning and booking so easy. Picking 4 or 5 a day means you do see some duds but also some brilliant stuff.

Brighton Beach SPS, Durban - Class of '75 Reunion in Brighton, UK -Dorothy, Gail and Campbell

Then it was into London for a week. Back to the Hub Hotel in Covent Garden. Location is everything.
Our days and nights were filled with a good mix of friends, food, theatre and art. New finds- ROVI by Ottolengi for food and Terroirs for wine.

We hosted what I hope is the first of many parties to celebrate Neil's 60th, at 68 and Boston in Soho.
Tapas, cocktails and wine. We all had a great time.

We hired a car for 10 days. What fantastic catch-ups we had - love all you guys!

But we were in the UK for the Cricket World Cup. Up bright and early, we headed to the Oval for the opening game - Proteas Vs England. Poor Proteas, they lost. But England is one of the better sides. Home crowd. Still upbeat, it was back to the Oval four days later, Proteas Vs Bangladesh! Another loss against one of the least favourite sides.  Weather iffy and cold.
Hampshire Bowl. Game 3 against India. Freezing weather, drizzly rain. Proteas lose. Lousy day.
Game 4 against West Indies. Cancelled due to rain. We didn't even drive to the ground. We're still waiting for our refund.
And the Proteas continued their dismal run long after we'd left the UK.