पोंद hopping

so i've successfully hopped the pond and am sitting at someone's house in london. we flew from panama city to atlanta (4 hr layover) then to chicago (another 4 hr layover), and then an 8 hour flight to london -- and we're here for 15 hours. we rode the train, and missed our stop -- so a nice brittish man put us back on the right train and didn't charge us for the extra stop. they seem to be a little more rigid on protocol here, which is a little annoying, but when in rome . . . i only have a few minutes on the computer here -- so i'll keep this short. i have a cell phone which i'll be able to use in uganda -- and as soon as i get a sim card i'll post the number. happy trails.