Lazy day

Yesterday we did nothing. Well that is a bit of a lie. It was a lazy day though. To be fair most of mine have been so far. Anyway, it's really odd because all week it's seemed overcast and dull but as soon as the weekend arrived there was blazing sunshine. Maybe it was a coincidence or maybe the sun shines at the weekend here. The English weather should take note.

We went shopping and I drove again. I couldn't remember the way so needed directions. It is a week since I last drove and I was probably jet lagged so that is my excuse for my poor memory. I felt more confident but I was still cautious and still had a heavy right foot at times. They need more speed limit signs because I didn't have a clue. The only place I'm sure of the speed limit is directly outside the police station. There seems to be a distinct lack of signs. I must be used to being bombarded with information every five seconds at home. In a way it's quite nice not seeing a gazillion road signs everywhere but when you're new to an area it's kind of useful. It's one of those things though, if you do it regularly enough you will remember.

In the evening we went out to a restaurant for a birthday meal for one of Vickis friends. The food was yummy. I had a salmon fish cake to start and it was huge and very fishy. It was more mixed fish than salmon. For my main I had chicken pie and mash. I couldn't finish it because the portion was humongous, it was more than a man sized portion. The mash was creamy albeit a little lumpy but that doesn't bother me, I had what seemed like a whole tin of peas on my plate and the portion of the pie was huge. I have never had a nicer pie filling. It was a really nice evening with lots of chatter and laughter. I must remember though that sitting on leather seats in this country is not a good idea. After a couple of hours sat down when I got up it felt like I had wet myself.