What a wonderful time Mrs M and myself had in good old Blighty, but it's also nice to be back home. I must say, things seem to have changed each time we visit the homeland. What steep prices for everything - more than £1 per litre of petrol - that is nearly Kwacha 300! And so many people standing outside public bars in the rain in order to have a smoke - it would never happen here. And no-one seems to be able to go for more than ten minutes without tapping something into a mobile phone - even when in restaurants.
The purpose of our trip was, of course, to see MM IV off on his trip to Australasia.
Above is a snap of MM IV in Brian Wilson's kitchen. He is on the left, and to the right is his friend who had just suffered an electric shock when he stuck his finger into a socket. In the background is the 'stubby cooler' I gave Mr Wilson which was originally sent to me by Spud's brother.
Below is another snap of him playing drums, in Mr Wilson's recording studio, accompanied by the chap from another planet.
Finally, below, is the departing party at the bus station, en route to London to catch their flight. MM IV is in the middle. I understand that the chap to the right is currently conducting a court case against his hairdresser, and the chap to the left is a wizzard with remote controls - he was able to find me four stations on Brian Wilson's television, each showing cricket matches from different parts of the world. How fortunate!
MM III
