Tahlia and Duncan had asked if we would like to stay another
day, to which we gratefully said “Yes”. We are both feeling tired after months
of cycling every day and very, very appreciative of any chance to sleep in a
bed! It has also been wonderful seeing
our niece and her boyfriend and enjoying their company. Basically we just wanted a catch up day to chill
and get important things done like have a haircut. Julia spent about an hour with her miniature
sewing scissors and a comb after the electric trimmer died fifteen minutes into
the job.
We suddenly realised we’re nearly at our final destination
so tossed up whether to take a trip around Wales but didn’t fancy the
hills! So we have decided to ride into
Chester and stay there a couple of nights and maybe treat ourselves to a hotel
as the weather isn’t supposed to be that good over the next few days.
We were going to cycle into Telford today to have a look at
the shops but Tahlia offered to drop us off as she was fearful the bikes may
get stolen. So at midday she and Duncan
dropped us at the shops and we had a wander around the mall which is huge and
has a great variety of shops. Julia wanted to get her mobile phone up and going
for the last couple of weeks in England so a visit to the Vodafone store was
first. We were also keen to find an updated version of a cycling book we had
thirty years ago called Cyclist’s Britain, but no luck.
Tahlia and Duncan picked us up at 3pm and took us to Tesco
Extra where we all had a bit of a browse after a delicious coffee at Costa. Ju and I then bought all the goods we would
need for lasagne and we all went back to Duncan’s parent’s house.
At home Ju and I busied ourselves in the kitchen before we
all sat down to a nice meal, complemented with good conversation and some laughs.
Watched some television and revised our
last few days on the road before hitting the sack.
back to reality soon.... :-(
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