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From boats to the Bullring
... which went down rather well.
After breakfast we walked over to the marina to help breakfast go down and then carried on to Birmingham, our usual car park at the bullring was full so we ended up in one a bit further round, it was quite 70's with small spaces and bad lighting, but at £4 for the day not bad as long as you can find it again.
Heading up to the Bullring, we then followed up ...
Day 12
... we got there the friendly staff organised us a taxi and within minutes we were on our way. Our taxi driver met us at the door, his name was Gary, a local his whole life and former local bouncer. He told us about other famous Ausies that have graced the shores of Brighton, Cate Blanchett even owning a home here at one point. His crown jewel of stories was when he advised us all about the infamous Nick Cave and his antics with a Brighton Speed camera and the fact he ...
Wonderful Waxwings
... ornamental trees bearing berries. They really like Rowan/sorbus/Mountain Ash and these trees are often used to make supermarket car parks and similar places less grim and off-putting - so this is where you might find them.
Today's Waxwings were almost against the form, being in a pleasant enough residential area a couple of miles from Wolverhampton city centre. They weren't hard to find because there was an ornamental Rowan absolutely dripping with pink ...
Final thoughts
... no idea whether they are owned by anyone.
We went to our favourite Kingfisher bar last night and our lovely waiter regaled us with stories of unrequited love for a girl 'not of his society' - such a friendly chap as is everyone we have met. Mind you - sometimes it's too much. Phil scored a hit with a handsome young waiter at a smart hotel where we shared a bottle of Big Banyan Sauvignon Blanc - I say the word shared with tongue in cheek! This young man managed to all ...
Here I go
Having been super organise & packed on Wednesday, found myself with time to spare on Thursday but with the storms & flooding John wanted so set off in plenty of time just in case....
& there was certainly plenty of standing traffic on the way & then the rain started in earnest just as we pulled into the carpark!! Not easy saying goodbye to John...especially given I am off to enjoy sunshine in Australia while he copes with the horrible weather ...