One of the subjects that I very rarely mention on the blog is family ties, yet it is one if not the most important reasons for being in the UK.
Neither Elaine nor myself had close relatives in Australia, yet here in the UK we have many - actually all of our relos live in the UK.
When we were in Spain recently we spoke to a lot of expat locals and often the main reason for their returning to the UK was to go home to the grand kids. It is a massive pull.
So, after our week in Cornwall with our most fantastic friends it was time to head to Kent to catch up with Elaine's family and to see her new great nephew for the first time.
Elaine and her sister, Julie and the dogs ...
Sisters in the hood wood ...
Elaine holding 4 month old William, who is the son of Elaine's, niece Leyna ...
Sammie licking Elaine's great niece, Connie to death ...
Elaine's other great niece Evie, holding her new baby brother ...
Uncle Paul and Connie ...
This morning we all went for a walk down to the local park ...
... to feed the ducks.
It was great to catch up with everyone ...
Tonight we are having a overnight pitstop at my mother's house before returning to Bollywood.
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