Out To Play

Robbie abandoned me in favour of his first love on Friday night and Saturday - he was on a rail tour with Royal Scots Grey (his favourite deltic! I can't complain because he hasn't been on a rail tour for a while, but I really missed him. He got home on Saturday evening so it wasn't too bad, he was very tired but he still found the energy to talk non stop about the rail tour!

We had planned to go to London for the day on Sunday, but getting up early proved more of a challenge than usual, so we snuggled back under the covers and postponed our day in London until next month. We didn't waste the whole day, but it was almost noon when we arrived at Northampton Station to board a train bound for Birmingham.

Robbie likes to buy a Latte for the journey, I hardly ever drink coffee but I had a hot chocolate instead. The last time we went out I managed to spill hot my drink on my sleeve so this time Robbie carried both drinks while I trotted along behind carrying the bags. He claims he has the knack of carrying drinks without spilling them - I don't know about that but, he certainly has a captivating wiggle!

We went to Doncaster (just because we could) and then we came back again. It was totally mad, but lots of fun, and we experienced a very rare phenomenon - a CrossCountry Voyager with a fully functioning toilet! The one on the outward journey was a bit of a let down because the door did not close properly and the hand dryer was faulty, but on the return journey the loo was passably clean and in full working order.`Miracles do happen!!