HMBARNS revisited: Day 1: Getting there
The high: Meeting up with some faces we haven't seen for a while and meeting some new faces for the first time - Adam, "the boys" (Barnaby, Domino, Cappucino, "Prince" Rupert).
The low: The British weather. It was mostly dry until we hit 900 feet above sea level, then it went all cloudy. And wet.
Today's recommendation: In-car DVD player. Boredom saver!
Read on for the details....
We're into day 1 of our second visit to Holestone Moor Barns. The details of today's events are ...
We've had a superb journey down this year, in contract to last year's. Last year we must have got stuck behind every tractor that John Deere have ever built and every articulated wagon a certain Mr E Stobbart esq. has on the roads. This year we made good time, even when traffic was heavy it was still moving.
Last year we had a screaming baby in the back seat. This year a very content young boy, watching his DVDs and being generally chatty. We encountered no problems on the last stretch, so Vicki was met with a wave rather than me banging my head off the steering wheel like in 2007. In return we were met by Vicki who made us feel right at home again. I was pleased to see Steve, and the work he's put into making a new home for the boys. He's clearly been working like a Trojan this last year.
We only had a week here last year, but it's been like slipping into a comfy old pair of slippers - the sort you just get attached to and can't get rid of, that become part of you. And that's just after landing!
I managed to get to feed Domino by hand. If the wee fella is lucky Vicki has said he can try too. She obviously doesn't know him!
Looking forward to: Bakwell for lunch tomorrow. Pork & Apple sausage rolls, yum-yum!!
Comments
So many emails and phone calls between us last year and this ... although we met you for the first time last year, it feels as though we're old friends! Glad the slippers fit!
Posted by: Vicki & Steve | September 21, 2008 2:26 PM
Less of the old!! I'm still the right side of 21!
Many thanks again for everything, much appreciated. Oh, I take back the "fluke" comment - I now believe it was two fluke holidays we've had, we need a couple more to make our minds up!
Posted by: Lee | September 22, 2008 1:13 PM