Ely, England - July 20, 1998

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Monday, July 20, 1998

London to Ely, England

Ely, England:

Latitude:	52° 14' 40" North
Longitude:	0° 44' 39" East
Altitude:	150 feet
From Seattle:	5440 miles
Lodging:	Friend / Family - Deedee

Today's Travel:

Country:	England
Regions:	Greater London, East Anglia
Path:	London - Ely, England
Linear:	67 miles
Weather:	Sunny

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Trip Stats to Date:

Day:	466
Linear Dist:	74971
Countries Visited:	33
Regions Visited:	130
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Hotels:	87
Friends / Family:	154
Camping:	41
Hostels:	134
Transit:	49
Beers:	1836
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Journal Entry:

Went to the US embassy to get more pages added to my passport. I was a bit stressed because it took longer to find the embassy than I'd anticipated, and since I always put everything off to the last minute I got there with only a few minutes until they closed, and I had all my luggage - which would have to be hand searched before they'd let me through. I didn't know if I was going to make it. The guards took one look at my pack, asked me what I was there for, then one of them took my passport, walked to the front of the line, and brought back the passport with the new pages in a matter of minutes. I think that's the first time having my huge backpack has worked in my favor.

Caught The next train up to Ely to visit my friend Deedee. Spent the afternoon / evening at the airforce base. I mailed a package home (sailing gear mostly), we had dinner at the club, did some shopping at the PX, and caught a movie (Armageddon). My tax dollars at work!

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