We
are on holiday with our friends Iain and Barbara in lovely accommodation near
Grange over Sands in the Lake District. Despite the weather it has been a lovely
relax, Marion and I have spent a great deal of time in the pool on aquarobics.
Marion is quite lethal with her noodle, it is just as well there is nobody else
around, there would be a few visits to A & E.
Today
I have been on a lucky streak, so much so that I need to go out and buy a
lottery ticket, as I will be a millionaire by tomorrow morning. First of all we
had a good morning as I described. Following Marion’s mentoring makes exercise
in the pool really enjoyable. At the end of the session I felt well exercised,
and my muscles were feeling very stretched. The perfect anecdote was a long
relaxing sauna.
After
a snack lunch of apple with a lovely runny Brie cheese we drove into Grange. It
is an old fashioned small town where there are a number of family shops. One
outdoor shop had a particularly helpful lady who spent a lot of time with me
trying on a new set of walking boots. These are a key bit of equipment and
important that it is got right. I am confident that I have made a good
purchase, but the proof of course will only be when I first undertake a long
walk. Of course being my lucky day we found a parking space outside of the
shop.
The
same was the case at out next stop, a delightful café that has become our
favourite, parking in a space right outside. At this point it started to rain
heavily, but we were snug inside, indeed the rain was prolonged so we were
forced to have another coffee. By this time it had stopped so on a very wet day
we had done all of our errands without getting wet.
Late
afternoon I played Iain at snooker, I was getting well beaten needing snookers
with five colours left. Two lucky snookers later It came down to a black ball
came, I was faced with a difficult pot, wham straight in with aplomb.
After
dinner we played Scrabble, I won by one point. The result hinging on count-back.
So I
am off to buy a lottery ticket.
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