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After a one hour subway/tube ride to the airport, elevenses, sitting on the plane at the gate for an hour, a nine hour flight to Seattle, one hour trip through customs, dinner, and a one hour flight to Spokane, we made it home.

We spent £2800 (£215/day) plus airfare. Gas was selling for £.98 per liter (£3.71/gallon). We had a diesel powered rental car, so we were paying £1.04 (£3.94/gallon) for fuel. The average cost of a B&B in Cornwall was £60/night but closer to £100/night in London. Our best deal was staying at the Stirling House on Fairford Royal Air Force Base for £24.50/night. During the summer of 2008 the British Pound cost $2.00, but during our vacation it was selling for $1.58. The 20% discount was nice.

I gained about 7 pounds during the trip. I probably consumed more of the local beverage (beer) then I normally would. We could have eaten the Full English Breakfast, Elevenses, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner everyday but we knew our clothes wouldn’t fit after a few days at that tempo. We usually had a very lite breakfast, elevenzies, lunch and dinner. Maybe the 7 pounds came from elevenses.