...right here, right now with the first entry in the 2010 British Children's Literature and Photography Summer Study program blog. As we enjoy the early onset of summer, the temperature in Newcastle Upon Tyne is currently 7 degrees Celsius (about 45 degrees F), with a predicted overnight low of 3 degrees C (about 37 degrees F). Newcastle is where we will land when we reach British soil in July. It is about 40 miles south of Alnwick, so the temperature there will typically be a bit warmer than Alnwick's. The predicted weather in Newcastle today is rain, giving away to light showers later. The last two times we have been in northern England in the summer, it has been very sunny, but you will need to pack your rain gear just in case our luck doesn't hold.
The financial outlook is good today, with the dollar strong against the pound (Today it takes $1.52 American dollars to equal one British pound. In contrast, in the summer of 2008, the dollar was weak. One memorable day, it actually took $2.02 American dollars to equal one British pound.) All that boils down to: when you seen something costing one pound, multiply it by 1.5 to translate to American dollars. In 2008, we had to multiply by 2. So pray to the financial gods that the dollar stays relatively strong.
Enough for today. I have miles to go before I sleep!!
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