November Holiday

Tuesday 10th November

Have a lie in as we’re in no rush to leave but eventually head off around 10:30.

Slight moment of anxiety travelling down M11 as miss the exit for the services and we are running low on fuel and there doesn’t appear to be any exits, fortunately one appears in time and despite initially taking the wrong turning find a petrol station just after the warning light appears – phew!

Head on down to London and pass Stratford – Olympic site – lots being built. Then through the Blackwell Tunnel and on through Greenwich eventually arriving at Crystal Palace at 12:30 – one slight problem I’ve inadvertently booked Abbey Wood, which the wardens here think is most funny – I’m trying to contain myself as the sign outside says the site is full and I don’t fancy explaining this to Tina. Fortunately someone didn’t turn up yesterday and they do have a pitch available for two nights – now I can see how funny it was!

Set up on the pitch and don’t know whether to go into town for a boozy lunch or have toasted sarnies here and then go to the reptile shop.

In the end we decide to stay here and have toasted sarnies but it keeps raining on and off so we don’t know what to do.

Following a short break in the weather we decide to try our new bikes and go for a ride through the park.

Great fun, get to the other side and think we will go to the reptile shop but the steep hill is too daunting so we turn round and continue our ride round the park; one problem is that coming back it’s all uphill and we dismount and finish up walking back.

Spend the rest of the afternoon all cosy in Hymie, reading.

Later that evening we go for a short walk to work out where the bus goes from but Tina goes out unprepared for the leaves and puddles as she didn’t change her shoes and was wearing pink crocs.