No post yesterday as we were away visiting Vytas and Sally. The plan was to stay for two nights but unfortunately although Peter thought he had packed his medications he hadn't and we needed to return today. We had a lovely afternoon and evening with plenty of lively discussion over a wonderful meal (guinea fowl) and a certain amount of imbibing. Even I, who rarely drink enjoyed the salted caramel flavoured Bailey's.
We woke this morning to find a couple of inches of snow had fallen in the night. Vytas was on his way to be part of an honour guard (armour and sword were already in his car) at a funeral of an ex-member of his Sealed Knott regiment. We left after a hearty cooked breakfast to allow time for the road conditions. Going there had taken 31/2 hours and the return 5 due to long stretches of barely moving traffic.
We came to a standstill on the slip road leading on to the motorway and for a number of miles the very heavy traffic was constantly slowing to a crawl and then stopping before moving on again. The cause appeared to be drivers slowing to look at this lorry which had come off the embankment some time before. There were no emergency vehicles or diversions and as soon as we reached this spot the traffic began moving freely again.
All signs of snow near the road had disappeared as we headed west with just a few snowy hilltops in the distance. The traffic remained heavy and there were long hold-ups around Bristol simply due to the numbers of vehicles on the road.
It was only as we reached the Link Road that the traffic cleared.
We stopped at Tesco's in Barnstaple to get some milk and check out the bargains to add to the many food treats we have been given for Christmas. I also picked up some very nice Christmas cards for next year.
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Glad to hear you had a nice visit with your son and your home again safe and sound.
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