This adventure was only put together a few weeks ago. Whilst looking at some options on the internet we stumbled upon the one we are about to take. There was a slight problem - Paul being Paul delayed in booking it as the price kept dropping! So, when we finally decided to pounce the agent informed us that all London flights were sold out so we would have to fly from Birmingham airport!
We started out fairly early on a sunny Suffolk morning but, as we travelled along the A14, the weather got progressively worse and it has rained continuously since then!. Three hours after leaving we arrived at our hotel at Fort Dunlop. The hotel has been joined on to this massive iconic land mark on the outskirts of Birmingham. We were soon booked in and whizzed up to the 9th floor to a splendid room with a fantastic view across the suburbs of Birmingham. Our afternoon was spent around the Fort Dunlop Shopping Centre, where we picked up a few necessary bits and filled up with petrol before spending a relaxing couple of hours in our delightful hotel room.
We had done some research at home before we left and set off towards Manor Farm, a local pub with a very good reputation, for our evening meal. Luckily it had actually stopped raining before we left so we had a very pleasant walk before enjoying a superb meal and a bottle of Zinfandel, and a slightly slower walk back !!
We are now ready for a good sleep before an exciting day tomorrow.
