Made it to Brighton today at 9:30ish...

We flew from Cleveland to Boston to Newark to London (Gatwick)...it was a long flight but was sweet since we both got to sit in first class seats.

We are at St Christopher's Inn and may stay here tonight....or maybe not.

We have a cell phone, call us whenever you want...it's free for incoming calls.... 011447963301431

peace

kev

Day 1 - Bus to Brighton from Gatwick- £6 each, bus was simialr to Greyhound. People are crazy drivers, I feel at home. First went to St Christopher's, thought it was a good place. later we find out it seems too modern and comercialized...
We checked out a few mopre hostels and found
Baggies Backpackers Hostel. The owner, "Gem" (like Jim), pursuaded us to stay. So we did. The first night we got a 5-person room with an Irish couple. Nice people. After walking around Brighton we went to a pub and had the first draught beer in England...can't beat a cold Grolsh. Back at the hostel Gem gave us a bottle of wine as it seems is the custom for new guests there. There are many people we have met, 3 Russian girls (hot), 1 polish girl (semi-hot), 4 Czechs, a couple of New Zealanders, a gorgeous Swedish girl.

One thing i didn't realize would be a problem is since Englishman drive on the opposite side of the road, you have to look right then left to cross the street. there have been a couple of times that i have stepped further than i should have towards the street while David pulls me back from almost getting hit by a double-decker.

At night we met some more people who were going to a beach party so we followed them while they smoked weed and a few others that were eating pills. On the way a boy on a bike asked us if we needed any "pills or puff" as well. As I pulled Dave away from the converstion i politely responded "no thanks mate!".

Later at the hostel, there was a local drunk that wandered into the building and passed out on a couch and pissed himself, all witnessed by Dave. It should also be metioned that he was talking in his sleep about girls that were "dirty little buggers"... ok......