Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September 2019 in Willington.
There was heavy rain overnight and the early morning sky looked very unsettled. It seems that Autumn is definitely with us now.
M needed a routine Doctor's appointment and, as luck would have it, the only available time was this Friday morning - so, on Thursday morning it was back to the railway station after an excellent breakfast at "The Dragon". The overnight rain meant that all the seats on the platform were soaking, so R did his Sir Walter Raleigh impression and wiped the seat with his hankerchief so that M could sit down. What a hero!!!
While M spent her day on trains and buses, R spent his day working on designs for the model railway.
On Friday morning, Judith very kindly drove M to the doctor's (all was well) before she left Redhill station from Platform "0". There are only eight Platforms "0" in the UK including one at King's Cross - so Redhill is in exalted company!
Finally reunited at Willington (M had taken four trains and two buses to get back!), we stopped outside "The Dragon" to look at one of Trent & Mersey mileposts erected as a monument to a local canal enthusiast, before going into the restaurant for dinner.
The maitre d', Paul, greeted us like old friends. We don't often eat out in the evening but tonight was a very welcome exception. M declared the chips to be the best she'd had in a long time!
Today: MM took the days off.
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