09-10-2004 – Load up car and depart from Highfields Caldecote at 09:50 hours, heading in a westerly direction towards St Neots along the A428. Return home at 10:00 hours for husband to pick up wallet. Swear at husband. Journey recommences at 10:05 hours following the A428 to St Neots, then joining the A1 and travelling in a southerly direction to the next roundabout. Course plotted for Milton Keynes via Bedford, travelling along the A421. Reach Milton Keynes at 11.00 hours. Husband proves useless at map reading and reroutes journey into the middle of the countryside. Swear profusely at husband. Wallop husband with map and navigate own way back to Milton Keynes. Rejoin A421, continue journey cross-country to Oxford via B4031, A43 and M40, stopping at service station on the way for (pork and herb) sausage sandwich (on brown bread made by mother, very tasty) and a Ribena. Gripe at husband for getting crumbs everywhere.
Resume journey at 11:50 hours, travelling south along the A34. Miss junction for A420 to Swindon, and continue along A34 muttering darkly. Join M4 at the Newbury junction, and hurtle in a westerly direction towards Bristol. Swear at husband for farting. Get cut up by old biddy in Metro full of dogs when joining the M5 at Bristol. Swear at old biddy. Screech to a halt at service station at 13:25 hours. Consume remainder of sandwiches. Sample toilet facilities.
Resume journey at 13:55 hours travelling south on the M5. Husband nods off and starts snoring. Wake up husband by poking him. Husband almost immediately goes back to sleep again. Jab husband in the ribs. Husband swears at wife, then goes back to sleep again. Play loud music. Husband appears to snore in time to the beat. Open window. Husband continues snoring. Wife gives up.
Leave M25 at Junction 27, and head westwards along the A361 to Barnstaple. Husband soon tires of wife pointing out all the “lovely scenery” and goes back to sleep. Join A39 at Barnstaple, continuing west to Bideford. Turn off A39 onto narrow country lane and head south towards the village of Buckland Brewer. Encounter large tractor with even larger trailer coming the other way. Wife panics and nearly reverses into hedge. Finally arrive in Buckland Brewer at 15:30 hours.
(I love him really! ;))
By: Auster Fan - 20th October 2004 at 15:20
Steve…well this was the first and last time we went to Devon via the scenic route 😀 I’ll certainly bear your way in mind next time…
Ah, but did you MEAN to take the scenic route? If Anna’s alleged navigation skills are anything to go by………..
By: Ashley - 20th October 2004 at 15:06
Steve…well this was the first and last time we went to Devon via the scenic route 😀 I’ll certainly bear your way in mind next time…
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th October 2004 at 15:02
Pedantic old git mode ON
I find A14 / M6 / M42 / M5 is easier and quicker. 😉
Pedantic old git mode OFF
Glad you had a good time though. Tell Stuart I hope his bruised ribs get better soon!
By: Flood - 20th October 2004 at 15:00
Hopefully when the sewage outlet pipes were closed!:eek:
Flood
By: Ashley - 20th October 2004 at 14:54
Lovely time thank you David 🙂 Weather was generally ok, and we visited some nice places, and even dipped our toes in the sea 🙂
By: Flood - 20th October 2004 at 14:48
Tut. Sleeping in the car. What would happen if you’d done that?;)
Good time otherwise, Becka?
Flood
By: Ashley - 20th October 2004 at 14:47
Oh pooh sticks Manonthefence :p I mean the M5 😀
By: Manonthefence - 20th October 2004 at 14:44
Leave M25 at Junction 27
A34, M4 M5 to M25 junction 27!!!!!!!!!! How many days did it take you to get there then?? 😀
By: Ashley - 20th October 2004 at 14:43
Not too bad at the moment thanks Anna 🙂 Didn’t get the job I wanted but have some good material to work on at the moment, so I’m looking at it positively. And more ranting? I seem to have started a trend with my original rant thread 😀
By: Mark9 - 20th October 2004 at 14:39
Hello Anna 🙂 How are you?
Very well Becka, Hows life treating you these days 😉 Anna 😀 More Rant Please 😀 😀 😀
By: Ashley - 20th October 2004 at 14:35
Hello Anna 🙂 How are you?
By: Mark9 - 20th October 2004 at 14:32
09-10-2004 – Load up car and depart from Highfields Caldecote at 09:50 hours, heading in a westerly direction towards St Neots along the A428. Return home at 10:00 hours for husband to pick up wallet. Swear at husband. Journey recommences at 10:05 hours following the A428 to St Neots, then joining the A1 and travelling in a southerly direction to the next roundabout. Course plotted for Milton Keynes via Bedford, travelling along the A421. Reach Milton Keynes at 11.00 hours. Husband proves useless at map reading and reroutes journey into the middle of the countryside. Swear profusely at husband. Wallop husband with map and navigate own way back to Milton Keynes. Rejoin A421, continue journey cross-country to Oxford via B4031, A43 and M40, stopping at service station on the way for (pork and herb) sausage sandwich (on brown bread made by mother, very tasty) and a Ribena. Gripe at husband for getting crumbs everywhere.
Resume journey at 11:50 hours, travelling south along the A34. Miss junction for A420 to Swindon, and continue along A34 muttering darkly. Join M4 at the Newbury junction, and hurtle in a westerly direction towards Bristol. Swear at husband for farting. Get cut up by old biddy in Metro full of dogs when joining the M5 at Bristol. Swear at old biddy. Screech to a halt at service station at 13:25 hours. Consume remainder of sandwiches. Sample toilet facilities.
Resume journey at 13:55 hours travelling south on the M5. Husband nods off and starts snoring. Wake up husband by poking him. Husband almost immediately goes back to sleep again. Jab husband in the ribs. Husband swears at wife, then goes back to sleep again. Play loud music. Husband appears to snore in time to the beat. Open window. Husband continues snoring. Wife gives up.
Leave M25 at Junction 27, and head westwards along the A361 to Barnstaple. Husband soon tires of wife pointing out all the “lovely scenery” and goes back to sleep. Join A39 at Barnstaple, continuing west to Bideford. Turn off A39 onto narrow country lane and head south towards the village of Buckland Brewer. Encounter large tractor with even larger trailer coming the other way. Wife panics and nearly reverses into hedge. Finally arrive in Buckland Brewer at 15:30 hours.
(I love him really! ;))
Shes now in the Local Pub 😉 😀 😀 Hello Becka 😀 😉
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