OMG! are we safe to be let out alone? We set off confidently to visit Roger's brother Mike and his wife Jane and our niece Becca in their new house in Ripon. We are both driving like learner drivers as we haven't driven a manual car for years! Cars beep as we stutter at every roundabout - left foot down I keep telling myself as car horns blare.
The trip should have taken about two and a half hours but half an hour into the trip our internet dropped out and Google maps disappeared. We have had constant problems with the internet. We usually buy a sim card for each country but this time we bought an ESim - big mistake!
So we discover life without phone or internet. We call into a petrol station and ask if they have a map book. They look at us blankly and ask why don't you google it? Arghhh!
Finally we pull into a really posh restaurant and ask for directions. One of the waiters hands us his phone to call Mike and Jane. As I take it from him it dies! EEK! A second waiter sees what has happened , laughs and hands me his phone. Nervously I take it and YaY! I get through.
Half an hour later we arrive to a warm welcome and delicious lunch! It only took us four hours.
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Now who else do you know who owns a house complete with embankment and railway tunnel?
Great to see them all again!
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