Even as they climbed higher and higher, Orla gradually became accustomed to this adventure. Her legs still felt like jello and if she held her hands out straight they would shake, but she was insistent on making this experience worthwhile.
Nodding at Dempster's comment, her eyes scanned the horizon. Immediately, she was able to spot Big Ben and the Parliament building. "You can see for kilometers and kilometers," she said, glancing up with him with a smile before reaching down for her camera and snapping several pictures. "Oh, I think that's Buckingham Palace too," she said, zooming in carefully and snapping a shop so she could examine it later.
"I'm really glad we decided to meet up and do this. There's no way I would have been able to ever do it on my own."