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Off to Heathrow for a flight down south
12:15 finds me in the back of my favourite step daughters car en route for Heathrow, about now we should have been boarding the train but what with the weather and all that, trains seem even more unreliable than ever, so here we are. It comes to something when the biggest concern with a trip to Rwanda, is getting out of the West Country. Arrived at Heathrow in plenty of time even though we had to stop for fuel for the car, then fuel for the driver (Krispy Kreme donuts). ...
Back home again
So leisurely start to the day with repacking for the journey and a late breakfast. We were picked up on time at 12 and headed for the airport where we checked in with a slight sweat; my case was bang on 23kgs (the limit) Gill's came in at 26.5 kgs but no one said anything , so we didn't either. Good on time flight back with a surprisingly decent meal and free drinks, a novelty in this age. We arrived back at Heathrow on time, long walk in T5 but the ...
Picture Perfect Polperro
... chunk. Staying around the village was easy. There’s coffee shop research, numerous small emporia, and the harbour with a great number of small craft and thousands of seagulls. Have we already mentioned how picturesque this place is? Then it was time for a place to have lunch – and more coffee. A relaxing afternoon, looking at the local art galleries, and following the River Pol as it wends it’s way through the village. A visit to the Blue Peter ...
Return to Moretonhampstead
... under the strict control of The Verger, the bar bill was kept below the national debt (just!).
Richard, still the Golf Pro, greeted us like the prodigal golfers we now are and even took the trouble to come to wave us off home. The golf course, while Mickey Mouse to purists, still offered holes which were near impossible to par let alone birdie, but also the road holes which allowed those who could hit a straight ball (not many of those with us) to score. And ...
Home Again
Friday 28th September
Journey's end for me, arrived about 2pm after being mete at the Airport by my wife and Marion a friend who drove the car as my wife don't drive any further than Exeter.
It was a short and expensive trip to the South of France but enjoyable and one of those things you have to put down to experience.
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