Sunday 22 April 2018

Alternative routes

From about 5 years ago (as we have got older) we started to get annoyed with motorways and busy A routes/dual carriageways and all the rush, rush, traffic.  When we go out we look for an alternative. One that is now our favourite is to avoid the A47. Anyone who has been on it will know it is all roundabouts and lots of single carriage way bits, and far too many lorries!  This weekend we took a parallel route slightly north, and going to Stamford to get to the Midlands from Norfolk.  It was a lovely day and the villages and rolling countryside were absolutely wonderful and it was only a few miles and a few minutes longer than the main road.  It reminded us that there are still some lovely parts of the UK, relatively unspoilt and full of people looking relaxed and enjoying village life!  We were jealous of the lovely pub gardens we passed especially - could not stop, obviously, as drinking and driving is just not on.

Even better at the other end our two young grand daughters (ably assisted by our middle son who loves to play with fire) cooked us a lovely barbecue. We have never been into BBQs. This is probably the 3rd one we have been to in 10 years and we were surprised about how nice the food was especially as my daughter in law uses her Indian influences in the marinades!

5 comments:

  1. I love BBQ's, mainly because I just prepare everything and Harvey cooks. The food looks wonderful.

    God bless.

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  2. I with you on the motorways much prefer a quieter route we had our first BBQ of the year the other day. We do enjoy cooking outside in various ways.

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  3. We love a BBQ when the sun shines, often eating late afternoon to enjoy our garden.

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  4. I'm with you on finding a quieter route to get anywhere these days. I don't drive but I am a very nervous passenger.

    Oh that barbecue looks awesome. We are planning one for bank holiday if the weather is OK.
    Hugs-x-

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