(Katherine) Today was our final day in Brighton, so Erika and I broke off from the boys at home and went out for some retail therapy. We did more browsing than buying, but it was great fun to check out the multitude of eclectic thrift stores in town. We finally met up with Robert and Mark at 3:00 at a pub called The Earth and Moon for a proper Sunday Roast. We had called ahead to reserve our dishes (beef, pork, chicken or veggie) and were presented with HUGE platters of food. I intended to take some home, but it was so delicious that I devoured the whole thing!
We continued to walk around for a bit and watch all of the merchants closing up shop for the evening. Upon our return to the apartment, we intermittently spent time hanging out, packing, and then baking - we used Erika’s mother’s recipe to make delicious zucchini bread. That is definitely the advantage of staying at someone’s house when you’re visiting verses a hotel - just spending time together feels like quality time, no matter what you’re doing. We finally said goodnight to them, which also represented goodbye because our departure time from their apartment was at 3:40am. I was very sad to say goodbye to our good friends, but with Erika’s family in Indiana (like mine) and most of their friends in California, I’m confident we will see them again within the next year!
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