In case you have been wondering – Flat Richie spent a lovely Christmas back on home soil. British soil, that is. So he has crossed the Atlantic for the very last time. At least on this, first journey. He is on his last few stops now, with only three more hosts before he returns to the starting point in Ireland. But that’ll be a story for a different day. Let’s hear about his Christmas holidays. His host, Rachel, tweeted about her visitor over on Twitter. So, in her own words and images:
Best part: Rachel actually took Guy/Thorin/Richie to a real castle. You can read all about it here (and in the thread following the first tweet):
There are more fun tweets and pictures if you search for #flatrichie on Twitter, but I won’t deprive you of the most important question of all: What did Rachel find in the parcel to keep? This:
Great choices! That sign is hilarious, btw! Thank you for documenting Flat Richie’s stay, Rachel, and sharing his latest visit with us.
And now Flat Richie is travelling on. He only has a short distance to go, staying in England for the next stop. I hope he arrives there soon. Meanwhile, here is the criss-cross of Flat Richie’s travels so far:
Guylty Pleasure 
The end is near. What a wild ride this thing has been. I cannot wait to see what happens next. *grabs popcorn* 🍿
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Yep, a few more stops – and I can’t wait to see what is in the box, as opposed to what I put into it over a year ago… What a journey!
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Enjoyed her post on twitter regularly. FR was having a great time. ❤
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Ah that’s nice to hear 😊
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It was great to see the Twitter posts. Loved that Rachel took him to see the castle!
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Ah it was fun and it got me out of the house despite the cold weather and my runny nose! Would have been fun to take him up to Celtic Manor and the huge Red dragon up there, but I really wasn’t feeling up to it.
It’s feels a bit disconnected because when I signed up, I was really motivated and made two of its items really quickly. ..so it feels a bit odd to have finally popped them in the box! Without being too cocky, I’m actually really pleased with what I’ve put in there, Richard is very good at sparking my creativity!
Well I posted bum a couple hours ago an parcel force 48 ..so I reckon should be there Thursday (what with New Years Day)
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Them not bum 😂
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“bum” was definitely not bad, either…
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Those bums are on the way!! Woohoo! 🙌🏻 🎉 🥳
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I think the trip you organised for the boys was great as it was, never mind a huge red dragon ;_).
Disconnected – yep, I can see what you mean. It has taken sooo long, and somehow, over time, some of the excitement necessarily wears off. But when they finally come round to you, they sure excite again…
And now I am very curious to see what you have put into the box. Well, looks as if I have to be patient for another couple of months 😉
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i’m not moaning though- just combined with other things -i started to become a bit meh about it all. It was nice when they turned up and then with Richards message and only a few weeks till i see him on stage and then The Stranger-things have perked up a bit 🙂
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Sorry it turned out to be such an anti-climax. It took a very long time, I guess. But well, it was fun while it lasted 😉
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no it wasn’t an anticlimax! i’m just not very patient, lol.
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Hehe, yep, this project really demanded a lot of patience. Well, it was the first time we did it. If we ever did it again, maybe we would learn from the experience 😉
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oh i’d happily do it again. I think the biggest tiime chewer has been the crossing continents and that maybe rather than random selecting the order by the whole world-that you do the random picker by continent-so it does al of Americas, then Europe, then Australasia and Africa. Possibly!
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Yep, I fully agree with you there. If we did it again, it would make more sense to have an itinerary by geography.
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i’d have to come up with more stuff to make! lol
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Ha, no worries. There’ll be plenty of time. #FlatRichie number 1 has to return home first. And then we’ll figure out, if there is demand for more.
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yes, good idea Rachel
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Love the choices!!! (the scarf is truly beautiful!) Have been so enjoying watching the box traipse all over the world!!!! Such a wonderful, unique, lovely experience!
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Yep, even just watching the parcel make the rounds, is great fun for me.
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Not keeping an eye on my Twitter I missed Rachel’s updates, so thank you for the catchup! I love that she took Guy to a real castle. I wish I lived somewhere where I could just casually throw that into a conversation lol
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Lol, live in Wales! We have more castles per square mile than the rest of Europe 😂
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My husband and I loved Wales. We visited as many castles as we could squeeze in during our short time there…..Caernarfon, Chepstow, Conwy, Raglan……didn’t make it to Caldicot, even though we were in Monmouthshire. It looks fabulous!
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Conwy is such a pretty town! And Chepstow is only 15 minute drive. You certainly got around to do all that lot! Did you go to Cardiff or Castell Coch?
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No we didn’t. First time around in 2011 we skirted Cardiff because we were headed to Bridgend for a quick overnight stay to see where his grandmother’s family came from, and in 2013 we drove straight down from Conwy to Monmouth before returning to England. We were in Wales for at least a week and would’ve liked to stay longer, so much to see! Such a beautiful country.
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hehe, I see *I* should do the same more often, too. (There are at least 4 castles within a 5 kilometer radius to me 😉)
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Loved the tweets Rachel . What an honour to have the RA boys for Christmas and you didn’t just let them veg-out in front of the TV!
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