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Morelia has arrived at Phoenix Barn - she has been here just over a week now.
One of the things she brought with her was this picture from Nata, a close friend of both Morelia and Ben.














After I picked More up at Victoria, we visited a couple of Ben's London 'haunts'...



Here in Cornwall, Morelia has met Tom and Emily, and Paul B, Jenny and Linda; and over the time she is here in the UK we are hoping that she can meet up with some more of Ben's family and friends in Cornwall, and elsewhere.

















[Ed: we have had emails from Luke and Penny:]

From Luke: Please let More know we want to embrace her and thank her for being with Ben during his last days on earth, a time when he seemed to be so happy. We appreciate her x

From Penny: oh andrew, incredible, soooooo good she's here, welcome more-sooooooo good you are here, soooo much love to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Ed: Morelia now back safely in Mexico...]

Update on Morelia's trip...

To update everyone: Morelia arrived safely back in Mexico on 6th November. 

I was very pleased that she was here in Cornwall to celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us on 2nd November, but I think she needed to get back home...it is her first time 'travelling', and to start with such a momentous trip was understandably a little overwhelming.  She told me she hopes to be back in Cornwall, perhaps during the Summer rather than going into Winter as this time!!


While she was here, she celebrated my birthday with me and the family;

she travelled back up to London with Tom in the removals van, but decided against a spell up there;

on her return, Paul Betowski played a substantial role in helping her settle in, travel around and find cultural events she enjoys (punk in Cornwall?  You bet ya!);

they even made it up to Liverpool (Morelia told me later that she had set on going to Liverpool for her quinceañera when she was 14, but her parents told her they couldn't afford it...so the trip to Liverpool was somewhat loaded with significance for her!) and dropped in on Bristol to meet up with some of Ben's Bristol Diving School mates. 

We also did a quick dash up to the Witch museum in Boscastle, and walked up to St Nectan's Kieve, always worth a visit, even when full of tourists!






Scamp and I also took her to Sancreed Holy Well...


















'Next' time I have said to her that we will try to take our time a little more, and not be in such a rush.  She is now in a position to plan a little more sensibly beforehand, if and when she comes back to visit us...

Thank you to everyone who made Morelia so welcome - it has not really been easy for any of us - I like to think that she felt cared for, even though she was very much out of her comfort zone at times!

And I very much hope that she is able to come and visit us all again (or maybe even be here longer while studying...).  Morelia did invite me to go over to Mexico, but agreed with me when I said that I felt the prospect was too dangerous for me to contemplate!


¡Que haya luz! Kerenza ha yeghes da! Dad/Grandpa/Andrew x