Homeward bound.

We are on our way home and will get back on Sunday.  Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself, it only seems like last week when we set off.

Part of our rationale for coming to Birmingham was so that we could visit Janice's niece, Joanna, at Halesowen and also see Gary & Joyce, long time friends at Pelsall (I nearly said 'old' friends but they wouldn't forgive me).

We managed to get a little bit of sunshine before we left the site.

Friday was our day to visit Joanna and boyfriend Chris.  We found them without a problem and managed to park the van opposite.

We went out to a pub nearby called the 'Why Not Inn'.  It was my kind of place because they served proper portions.  I bottled out of the Mixed Grill Challenge and when I saw someone else get one I knew I had made the right decision.  It was massive.  If you could eat it you got a free pudding but I don't think anyone would manage a pudding after it!  We had a lovely meal.

For the first night in nearly six weeks we slept in a real bed in a real house......strange feeling.  For our breakfast we had our first porridge breakfast, it something we kept saying we should have but never actually did.  Needless to say our bed and breakfast accommodation has be of an excellent standard.

It's probably about time that I brought everyone up to date with the sneezing competition.  I don't want to sound like I am bragging but I am winning by 17 to 13.  It sounds fairly convincing but my mid holiday man flu gave me a clear advantage but Janice did come back strongly recently with three wins in the trot to keep her in the running.  However, I managed to secure the series win by winning by 1 - 0 yesterday, with only two days left.