Premier Inn Stafford North - Hurricane
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From boats to the Bullring
Started off early in the morning, well early for a weekend morning, and drove up to The Marina Pub on the Ashby canal, for breakfast, the pub sits right on the edge of the canal and has the Trinity Marina behind it, a truly pleasant spot.
We arrived at 10 am and Santa was doing breakfast, so son went and saw him and got his present, a hat and some reindeer food to go in the garden, and we had the eat all you ...
Day 12
... making visits to the little room across the carriage. After a bit of a clueless wander we came across the Victoria coach station and made for our gate. As we walked through the station we were impressed by the quality of the luxury Buses that London then we saw our bus, it was old, beaten and battered. On this occasion me being stingy and saving the £30 may have not been the best decision. As much as I make fun! to be honest other than the really bad traffic, the ...
Wonderful Waxwings
If you asked a group of British bird watchers to name the 10 birds they'd most like to see in the UK in any given year I would expect Waxwings to feature in most of those lists.
These exotic looking birds with their velvety plumage, unlikely crests and tails dipped in yellow gloss paint are not uncommon and when they are around they can be very easy to see indeed, but they have a special quality that makes them particularly sought after. Some years they ...
Final thoughts
... Bad:
The open sewers (not everywhere thankfully but enough of them!) and thus the smells
The toilets
The roads and traffic. There appears to be NO lane discipline. As far as we can tell, the driver has to be very careful not to hit anyone from behind. That seems to be the only rule of the road. Wagons without rear lights also make driving at night hazardous
The railways - only because of the toilet facilities....
Would we go again? You betcha we ...
Hail to the Bunting
... but after a couple of minutes it took off again and we didn't see where it ended up. It was clear that there was some precipitation headed our way and there was no debate about staying a little longer - we set off back to the car and shelter.
With no danger of scaring the bunting (which was both Julie and my second ever) we were able to drop down the bank to a path that was a little more sheltered (we could even talk to each other without shouting and ...