Back at Abbey Wood, an easy journey up with none of the usual queues at the A2 junction saw me arrive a couple of minutes just before 1pm - about the time the heavens opened! Legs down, leccy on, beer poured, everything else could wait. A cold night but a bright and clear saturday. Should have made an effort to get out and about but to be honest I was feeling pretty jaded. I did however knock one job off Patsy's ever present to do list - adding more screws to the condensation board to secure it and stop it creaking during the night. In the afternoon I did little more than watch Final Score and was pleased to see my old home town team secure another impressive win. I was getting cabin fever by now though and, whilst dinner was cooking a plan was hatched. Said dinner was wolfed down, a razor was run over the chops and I headed out to catch one of the 'Super Loop' buses for an hour long trip to Bromley and it's Churchill Theatre. Things didn't start too well wi...
A two site'er. First up the Caravan Club site at Cherry Hinton in Cambridge, my old home town. An allocated pitch, a short walk from the facilities block, hardstanding and supposedly an awning pitch but quite small and accessible by soggy grass. Hetty towed really well managing, for the first time, over 30mpg on the 128 mile journey, despite carrying an awning and all the necessary gear for a longer trip, like long leather coats, jeans and boots... There was some inevitable condensation as Patsy warmed up but she was soon cosy, my little home from home, it was great to be away again after another few trying weeks at work. Saturday saw me head back down south - at least partially - as I boarded a train at Cambridge after necking a delicious pint in the adjacent bar. My destination was Stevenage and the Winter Wonderland just a short walk over the railway bridge. It looked fabulous all lit up but of course I was there for the Waltzer, and bagged my 21st different...