Wednesday, June 11, 2003

 

Day 48. Thursday 12 June 2003. Ponteland,Time to Leave.

Unfortunately we had to leave today and would have loved to stay longer. Again on this leg of our journey we did not seem to have allowed enough time for everything.

David and Moira's eldest daughter Diane came to visit and meet us this morning. She is tall and thin and looks like Moira and we liked her immediately along with her long dog Slinky. Diane told us she was keen on aerobics. We all saw Ian and Vicky's wedding tape and photos on the computer. I looked closely at the photos of David and Moira's children and grandchildren and our ones. I saw flashes of David in them but no look-a-likes. One daughter resembled Gillian but not much else.

We leave David and Moira with hugs at 12.30 p.m. and we retrace our route back across country to the M6 motorway. Diane insisted that she guide us back to the main highway and we were glad of her offer.

Traffic was light and we were soon across to the M6 and a little way down we stopped off for a snack. The soup was luke-warm. As we continued and passing Kendal turn-off we both said out loud "Goodbye Cathy, goodbye Verd". I doubt we shall see them again and we felt a little sad.

Turning off the M6 at junction 35 at Carnforth we headed for Morecambe on the old A6 road we remember of long ago. Soon we were on the long Morecambe Promenarde and following John's directions we soon saw him waving on the corner near the vacated derelict petrol station (now being turned into a superette) and their apartment just across the road.

Soon we were in their comfortable upper floor apartment and over a cup of tea told them all our adventures. Later after dinner and more talk I decided to go to bed, tired out from the days activities, it was 9.15 p.m. John and Edith had given up their room and bed for us and I slept well.

posted by OldEric 8:00 pm