Yes it is bank holiday Monday and its raining but can’t really complain and the last two days have been lovely, sunny and warm. Yesterday we made it to the Eastleigh Railway works (which was son surprise birthday present). I must say I was a little disappointed, while there were a lot of train outside the sheds the inside were basically gutted, (British railway, as they were pulled out of the buildings several years ago) when I visited the shed some 20 years ago at another open weekend they were full of carriages and trains in various stages of being rebuilt. I remember seeing a large display about the wheels (the old joke about the wrong kind of leaves on the line) with examples of wheels that had been flat spotted and another machine to look at the wheels for cracks. Yesterday those large empty caverns (with many in need of repair) were full of model railway stalls and memorabilia stalls.
Unfortunately we had to cut short the trip as my knee gave up and there was very little in the way of seating and the other half had the head ache from hell and forgot to pack the head ache tablets. At least we got back early which meant we could lounge around out in the garden soaking up the sun.
Not sure what today hold for us, will probably download the railway pictures from the camera, need to find my knee support that seems to have disappeared and subject to the rain and my knee might go for a wander this afternoon.
Part II
Well the early morning rain was just that, early morning rain, by 11-00am the sun was poking out from behind the clouds, daughter had taken her brother of our hands for a few hours so we jumped in the car and went to Swanage. I found my knee support and wore that for the day, made my knee fill a lot better walking around the town and up the damm big hill we climbed. Not sure why but we climb this hill in the park which takes you up to the cliffs between the coast guard look out at Dancing Ledge and the Durlston. Boy am I unfit (but then I knew that anyway), had to stop half way up, my excuse is it was a big hill.
Walking around Swanage I decided that I don’t like those families that walk 5 abreast along the sea front, they wander along two of the kids will be fighting or chasing each other, the mum will be telling little johnny to keep away for the edge just as uncle Roy grabs him and pretends to push him over the edge, the husband is telling the mum-in-law that they don’t sell that sort of thing in the shops any more, and the wife telling the husband to not be so rude to her mum and all the while totally oblivious to the obstruction they are causing.
Swanage has a nice little shop (well in fact it is two) Rainbows End, it sells clothing a hippy-ish, goth-ish type for both male and female although it is mainly female. Certainly not cheap but it is the stuff you won’t find in the high street shops but when you see somebody wearing it you think I want one of those where did you get it.
We left early as daughter was working tonight so we had to be back to look after son. I was expecting a slow drive with all the traffic leaving Swanage but we flew back without any hold ups. Got home before son & daughter got back and managed a couple more hours of slow roasting in the garden before the sun hid behind the storm clouds, had one lighting flash so far, let see what the night brings.
