We travelled a day earlier home from our holiday cottage at Slaley. Absolutely nothing wrong with the cottage, quite the opposite, but we'd had enough of the wind and given I come to Northumberland regularly it was decided to leave today. On Thursday evening right through to when we left today the wind was a steady 50mph. Last night in particular it was battering the cottage and the Scots pine shelter-belt nearby, the noise through which was unbelievable. But by 8.05am we we're in the car and saying goodbye to Moorgair Cottage. The route as follows;
Lead Lane to the B6306 and down to Corbridge, join the A69, join A1 at Newcastle, past the Angel of the North then the A1(M) until our first stop at Wetherby Services (102.9 miles) at 10.30. Rejoin A1(M), and today take a detour at Ferrybridge due to lengthy delays at the Wentworth Bridge roadworks. Our detour was along the M62 towards Hull, at junction 34 head south on the A19 to Doncaster, through Doncaster and join the A635 to rejoin A1(M) at junction 37. Heading south until joining the A614 at Clumber. Next stop Woodborough Garden Centre (162.7 miles) at 12.05.
We had a nice lunch at table 20 (which used to be table 21), my veggie curry was lovely. Julie had a fish finger sandwich. Bought some more battery lights and 9 hyacinth and then at 1.25pm we were off again. Joined the A6097 then the A46 at East Bridgeford. Continued to Leicester where we joined the M1 for one junction and then onto the M69, which we continued on to Coventry before rejoining the A46 to Stratford-upon-Avon then Evesham and at Tewkesbury join the M5. A bit of slow traffic at Bristol as always but got home at 4.35pm having travelled 342.6 miles during that time. There are quicker routes, but this route which I've done for a few years now is pleasant, scenic and mostly traffic free and has a perfect stop at almost half way.
And Gingernut was pleased to see us and today while travelling we saw the sun rise and then the sun set. It's a long way.
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