The Ham Nomads

23 Nov 2014. <GB-ENG> Gloucester (Orchard Hotel), Glos —

Email time

Movie time

Woke up warm and cosy. Suzie had her usual breakfast, and Warren had the croissants we bought in our shopping yesterday.

Then we went out to a nearby Lidl store — we have decided that they make (in store) the best batons (small baguettes) of any retail outlets. While we were there, Suzie mentioned that she needed to buy a cake to put her candles on. Warren went into meltdown — "Is it November 23 already?" We didn't get cake from Lidl — they really have little to offer beyond their bread rolls! We went on to Tesco and bought a Belgian Chocolate cheesecake, which works very well with candles!!

Happy Birthday Suzie

Went back to the room and had a little birthday celebration, and Susie opened her email to find birthday messages from Oz — thanks guys!

We then watched the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — quite a good race — and a kids' comedy (Furry Vengeance, with Brendan Fraser) on the TV.

Dinner in the van again, and then a nice night in. Tomorrow we may do a little exploring! Looks like we'll be here for about ten more days! Definitely enjoying unlimited internet time!

Distance driven — today, 1 miles ( 1 km ); to date, 9,812 miles ( 15,791 km )