14-10-2018, 11:53 AM
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Re: Bob's Bits.
Thanks Mags, good to see you.....
.....Arrived home safe and well, but wet!
The rain came pouring down as we said our goodbyes to the hotel staff and struggled round the corner to the car. It was very warm though for the time of year though, and apart from a thin waterproof, shorts and polo shirt was sufficient. After taking the scenic route (bad navigation) we eventually found the Tesco, did our Saturday shop, and scuttled away in the rain.
It's always sad to leave Wales, we love Llandudno and the people, the mountains and the choirs, and the spirit and pride of the welsh people, and if there was anywhere else I would rather live, it would be North Wales. So for now, the journey was conducted in silence.....I don't like the music these days anyway, and I don't believe there has been any decent music written since the late eighties...So just the news on the hour broke the silence...
By the time we dropped down into Manchester the rain had stopped and the sky was filled with fast flying fluffy white clouds, the strong winds conjured up by storm Cedric was bending, almost to breaking point, the hedgerows at the side of the M56. We battled through Manchester and decided to take lunch at Morrisons in Hyde. The fish and chips were a mistake, they resembled a gearbox with so much oil floating around the plate, Urrrgggg.....
The wind was still strong, but the temperature had been gradually rising as we crossed the moors at Woodhead, and joined the M1 and M18 at Sheffield and Rotherham, and by the time we dropped down into Doncaster is read 26*C....
Maddie the cat must have recognised the sound of the engine as she left her warm bed in the empty garage and came running up the drive to meet us. Always nice to have someone to welcome us home....