Another trip to the north island, this time in a car and crossing seven counties and using several busy A-roads and motorways. The speed limit was definitely more than 40mph. Whoop! However, the trip still took ages as there were several hold ups along the way. Nottingham also has worse potholes in the roads than the Isle of Wight. Incredible.
On Saturday we pootled around the local area with a trip to Sherwood via the large park, which had the front half of a full scale model steam engine poking out of a disused tunnel, then popped into some shops before heading home. We had lunch then some of us pottered up to Mapperley Top, poked around the charity shops (lots of goodies!), had a cuppa and a biscuit before heading home again to eat homemade pizza and watch films. Good day.
On Sunday we herded the children into the car and drove to Rufford Abbey Country Park and spent a couple of hours wandering round completing the Easter Egg Hunt, admiring the birds on the lake (saw a Moorhen nest), playing in the maze and joining in the local sport of booing drivers who drove slowly through the ford, while cheering those that went through fast. The best part was when a slow driver was overtaken by a fast driver in a four by four. Hilarious. You probably had to be there...
We went home then and had a lazy afternoon followed by roast dinner and silly card games once the little ones were in bed. If anyone has a copy of 'Plague and Pestilence' that they would like to give me I'd be very grateful!
Final day meant heading back to the Island. We had booked a late ferry, but set off early and zoomed down the M1 (it's so nice to drive at more than 40mph for a sustained period of time), to Bletchley Park, where we spent a pleasant afternoon finding out about cipher cracking during both world wars, the bombe machines that were built to crack Enigma, and the people that worked there. Fascinating. They also make excellent chocolate brownies and cups of tea! Afterwards we headed home, and caught an earlier ferry which was then held up for an hour or so due to a medical emergency. Never mind, we were still home earlier than planned. Excellent weekend.
On Sunday we herded the children into the car and drove to Rufford Abbey Country Park and spent a couple of hours wandering round completing the Easter Egg Hunt, admiring the birds on the lake (saw a Moorhen nest), playing in the maze and joining in the local sport of booing drivers who drove slowly through the ford, while cheering those that went through fast. The best part was when a slow driver was overtaken by a fast driver in a four by four. Hilarious. You probably had to be there...
We went home then and had a lazy afternoon followed by roast dinner and silly card games once the little ones were in bed. If anyone has a copy of 'Plague and Pestilence' that they would like to give me I'd be very grateful!
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Final day meant heading back to the Island. We had booked a late ferry, but set off early and zoomed down the M1 (it's so nice to drive at more than 40mph for a sustained period of time), to Bletchley Park, where we spent a pleasant afternoon finding out about cipher cracking during both world wars, the bombe machines that were built to crack Enigma, and the people that worked there. Fascinating. They also make excellent chocolate brownies and cups of tea! Afterwards we headed home, and caught an earlier ferry which was then held up for an hour or so due to a medical emergency. Never mind, we were still home earlier than planned. Excellent weekend.
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