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Saturday 8th May 2010 In the event my venerable friend, Andrew, decided to have his 60th birthday celebration on the Monday after I was due to set off so I ended up delaying the start by a week and going up to Ramsbottom with Trisha to wish the old boy well. And a jolly evening it was too, with a fair number of the old faces from the past present. Back to business and the following Saturday, the 8th May, I packed the bike and all the gear in the car and Trisha drove me down to Lands End. When we got there, late in the afternoon, they wanted £3 just to park at the themed tourist village they have there so we didn’t bother stopping, just turned round and went to look for a B&B for the night. We found one just outside St Just – Bosavern, a bit pricey, I thought, at £40 each but apparently that was the going rate there. The room had a sort of 4-poster bed with lacy trimmings and an open top – a bit fussy for my taste but everything was clean and well-appointed. After we’d unpacked we drove into the village and had a vegetable curry at the Wellington Arms – it came with salad and bread rather than rice. It had been very cold all day, with the temperature barely reaching 10 degrees Centigrade, and it rained a bit on the way down too. Not very encouraging. | ||
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