Into the forest

Up early and packing then off to Pat and Maureen's to collect them into the car too. Joy next door looking after Brian while we are gone.

Lorraine drove us off to the New Forest, with a stop at a service station for a snack. Suddenly felt rather sick in the Leon we ate in, but it passed. There only twenty minutes to the hotel, driving past the odd New Forest Pony in the rain. Absolutely hosing down when we arrived. I nipped out of the car and pulled people's coats out of the boot, and dealt myself a blow to the side of my hooded head from the hatch. Then we scurried across. Beautiful hotel. We sat in the bar and ate there in the afternoon. It overlooks a pond with fountains in it. The staff very polite and helpful. The rooms nice too.

Played dominoes with Lorraine and Patrick this evening, and drank rather nice pint or two of Brooklyn Lager. Everyone to bed early. 

Here are Pat and Lorraine, at an angle.