Meals galore!!

Time is really passing quickly now and we are on course to say goodbye to everyone and have our final meetings with them all. Last Saturday Steve and I went to Winchester to meet up with Chris and Lynne for a farewell meal. Steve and I stayed at a Travelodge, preferring to keep the pennies for our future travels and life, but Chris and Lynne splashed out on a town centre hotel. They have recently bought a beautiful new home in Poole, including games room and swimming pool and are really living the life. They look really happy and long may it last. Unfortunately we do not appear to have a photo of them together - shame on us all. We have pics of them seperately and so this is how I have decided to represent them on this blog - sorry Chris and Lynne but we really must address this issue and take some pics of you as a loving couple. Sadly we forgot to take the camera to Winchester - I prefer to think its because there is so much to think of these days. The alternate view of early onset dementia is not to be considered at this stage - no matter how accurate it may be.

Anyway we had a lovely drive to Winchester, shopped in some "boutiques" aka charity shops - bought some lovely things too. Then we retreated to our hotel room with the newspaper for a sit down before the evening meal. We met up with Chris and Lynne in a wine bar and had an apperitif before going to a Nepalese restaurant where we nearly took up residence. The food was very good and the service was great. The bill was even more acceptable - I still think they must have forgotten to charge us for something but then again we won't argue the point. We left as the waiters were setting up camp for the night (they must have thought we were going to stay for breakfast). After a nights sleep at the Travelodge and a breakfast in the Little Chef (we know how to live) we set off home again.

I also forgot to mention that I had a long lunch with Judith as well. She used to be Dean's partner until last August when they parted company. They had spent a week with us in Cyprus in July and I really got to know Judith better and grew to like her a lot. She is a very open, intelligent, confident lady with a great sense of humour - and this despite her having drawn out treatment for breast cancer throughout the previous year. Unfortunately for Judith and Dean their relationship did not prove as successful as her treatment - but thats life and they are still friends which is great. Judith and I met up in Fego's in Sunningdale for a lunch. I must have been practising for future Cyprus lunches as we stayed there for nearly 5 hours!! We did have a lot to catch up on. I have added a picture of Judith too for posterity.

More meals to come yet - watch this space.......