A right royal time
Up early today, and off to Hove to pick up Beth and then we drove to Ashford for a day out with Pat and Maureen. Today was the day before Pat's 85th birthday, as Wednesday is supposed to be rainy. We drove to Hythe, where Lorraine had booked us The Royal Saloon, a carriage on a little miniature railway, called the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway . There were two plaques on The Royal Saloon saying the Queen herself had ridden in it on two occasions, so it was a fitting carriage for Pat. It took us to Dungeness, where Pat had worked in the nuclear power stations. We all loved it. Lorraine particularly has a strong love for steam trains, and spent the journey looking shining eyed, and waving at everyone as we passed, most of whom waved back. Soon Pat and Maureen were waving too, and Beth had soon perfected a royal wave that made people laugh all the way from Hythe to Dungeness. This was a corner of Kent strange to me. Pat told me was the largest area of shingle i...