Max and Paul's Excellent Adventure

We arrived back in Sevenoaks and stayed at Daniel and Ellen's while they were in Majorca, where Daniel took flying lessons. Sevenoaks has become very familiar to us now and it feels like a home away from home. Autumn has arrived, and what a wonderful time of the year that is! On our daily walk into town, we pass one particular property with a beautiful Japanese maple tree that's about to change colour, so I took a few time-lapse pictures and stitched them together. Our daily walks took us past some impressive properties showing the quintessential autumn colours. The moss is beautiful. We thought we'd try our luck at a quiz night at a local pub and we're placed on a table with 6 women whose children went to the same school. We successfully answered a question about the 'Gabba' cricket ground and took our place among them. Our team went on to win. The win was based on a toss of a coin as we drew with another table. The prize was 75 pounds (150 AUD) but too little ...

Jersey is a self-governing democracy with its own independent financial and legal jurisdictions. It's only 45 sq miles, making it about a third the size of Malta. The trip was a 4-and-a-half-hour, slightly bumpy, ferry ride from Poole, but all went well.  Cruising past the island of Guernsey on our way to Jersey. Jersey is very much like the UK was 50 years ago. It's quieter, more laid back and, there are few modern buildings to spoil the architecture of the past. Vincent, a bearded collie, lives in a cottage in the village of St Peter. We were greeted by the owners, a lovely retired couple. They took us out for dinner and the next day, we drove them a whole 5 minutes to the airport. Upon loading our suitcases into the lounge Pam said, "Oh! You have moved in!" Max pointed out that without emptying the car, there would be no room for a lift to the airport. Vincent, a good looking boy. All the street signs are in Jerriais, the local language, and close to French. One of...