… what a difference 7 days makes.
1st Friday
Rain and strong winds are not the best conditions for driving 200 miles.
But this was Strom Babet, and although we didn’t get the bad conditions affecting Scotland and the North, it made for precarious driving to Norwich.
My daughter is doing a Maters at UEA. She had a reading week, so no classes, and decided to come home. I wonder why. 🐕
Heading up to Norfolk, there were road closures due to flooding. The diversions took me through some lovely villages , which was great fun for the articulated lorries!
A journey that normally takes 90 minutes, took 165!
Conditions were no better coming back. Not quite as bad, but with a road closure due to flooding and an accident, we were on the road for 125 minutes.
2nd Friday
After a week playing with Freddie, it was time to return to normality.
After what had been predicted to be a wet drive, it was a beautiful sunny day, and apart from ongoing roadworks, both journeys were more normal, allowing me to enjoy some of the best English countryside.
It’s a good job I love driving. I passed by driving test 40 years ago and I will always opt to drive rather than be a passenger. I think it’s because for many things I don’t like relying on others.
That’s probably a subject for therapy sometime. 🤔