Last Day in Brighton

Hi guys!! 

Ugh I wish I were in a better mood but last days are always hard, and today is my last day in Brighton. Jes, Pete, and I slept in, and then had breakfast in the garden. It was already boiling by 10 am since I managed to come during a massive heat wave in Europe. So we escaped inside for a daytime movie. After such an epic road trip, it was nice to do nothing but hang out with my best friend and her new husband. 

Last time I came to Brighton I absolutely loved this little Italian cafe called Morocco’s. I couldn’t leave without at least having a scoop of gelato! So we took a long walk to the restaurant, and we weren’t the only ones with that good idea because there was a line around the block! It was no biggie since Jes and I were working out the logistics of our new goal…we’re going to do a park run together! It’s this international group that “gets together” to run a 5k on Saturdays at 9:00 am. Now Jes and I aren’t runners, so we have to work our way up to it when I get home. I’m feeling pretty confident that this new goal might stick better than our last one from 2017 of being super yogis. Spoiler alert, we’re not super yogis and we did it for about 30 days and then realized yoga was hard lol. 

Afterward we walked home, Jes and Pete made cheesy pasta with the cheese block I brought back from Isle of Mull, while I finished packing. We also brought back a can of IRN BRU, pronounced “Iron Brew,” to share for our last meal together. Fun fact, Scotland is one of a few countries in the world to have another drink outsell Coca-Cola, and IRN BRU has outsold Coke for over 100 years. One can of IRN BRU is sold every 20 seconds. With stats like that how could I not try this infamous orange drink. I think maybe I had my expectations too high because it was disgusting!! Think of a cream soda, but bubblegum flavor, and that’s IRN BRU. Thank goodness the Isle of Mull cheesy pasta was a hit! Otherwise it would have been a disappointing last meal together. 

Afterwards, Jes and Pete drove me to the airport hotel. We had a rather teary goodbye, but promised to try to meet up next year during the Baikins euro road trip!! Tomorrow I’ll be making my way to Munich to meet up with Tanja. I’m excited to see her, during covid she not only got married but she also also had a baby!! So it’s going to be quite a change from our last meeting, but I can’t wait to meet everyone. 

Lots of love,

Carolyn