Packing the car was in interesting exercise although, in the end, all the planning and preparation of filling a series of plastic crates meant that it was straightforward and fitted fairly easily into the back of the car - no rear seats thought! Final shopping included collecting the meat order from Gary Dutton - hopefully the carefully boned and rolled shoulder of lamb will provide the usual tasty raost on Sunday.
We drove up from Cornwall to Oxford - staying overnight with Joanna, Adrian and Alice. The first part of the trip was quite horrendous - two accidents (first just 10 mins into journey and the second on Bodmin Moor held us up for 50 mins) and heavy rain with the inevitable spray.
After the Nailsea junction the traffic levels fell and we began, at last, to move qiuicker than 40 mph max. In the end we were only an hour later than planned!
We all went out for a meal at the Trout (a classic gastropub on the river bank) - Alice thoroughly enjoyed feeding bread to the ducks and later tried to hug a peacock! Food was pleasant (quality fish 'n chips!) and not as busy on the patio as it might have been if the weather was not so unkind! Still, large umbrellas and heaters keep nature at bay!
All we now have to do is make the last leg of the journey toLeighton Buzzard in the morning.
