Monday 5th August 2024

Woke around 0800. Got up and porridged. Put a packed lunch together in a couple of tupperware boxes. Packed the car, and did some final checks. Got away just after 1100, heading north via the A1, then on to the M1...I drove for almost three hours, by which time we found ourselves at Tibshelf Service Station, the halfway point. Stopped and used the facilities, and ate our lunch in the car, overlooking the dog-walking area. Aki took the wheel, driving us up to Durham Service Station on the A1(M), where we swapped for the final leg into Northumberland. Got to High View around 1730. Ma and pa made us tea, and we sat out for a bit, before dinner...Kath put together a salmon and potato salad. They seem in good fettle. Chatted at the dining-table before ending up in the living-room to watch some Olympic coverage.