From 4 September to 22 October, I have been away from the Village. I made a fifty day trip to England, Scotland and Ireland. I flew Premium Economy with Cathay Pacific and  Air NZ. It was a lot more comfortable than economy. I had stopovers in Hong Kong and London.
I began my visit in London, where I then got the train to Plymouth I had purchased a rail pass in NZ and it saved me a lot of money as well as time queuing for tickets.
In Plymouth, I met up with my cousin Tina. We went to St Ives in Cornwall by train and had a pleasant if rather damp day there. We visited the New Tate Gallery which is itself a work of art.