Friday 28th April, W9D1

 Well, a very strange entry for me to write of this as Day1 of a new week (9),  nominally the last day of my long meanderings, apart from the planned reunion with my Herts family tomorrow, which in my mind amounts to a homecoming in all but the postcode. 

Today has been, as anticipated, a rather tedious journey of over four hours of A-roads and motorway driving, with a couple of Moto stops to answer nature's call a d restore my caffeine levels . I had only a half hour of more interesting country back roads, thanks to Google offering  me an alternative route because of holdups on the A66, in Lincolnshire. 

My BritStop for tonight is the Castle Bar and Grill on the outskirts of Boston, a family run establishment. My host - Jimmy - directed me to the back of the pub, beyond the normal car park, and came out and provided me with a power line led out from the garage, for which fortunately I did have the requisite adapter, never used before until now! So I have a final night with my electric blanket. 

I had a fair meal (local bangers and mash), with a couple of pints of Batemans'  ale, from a local brewery. Jimmy was a very friendly host, a bit scatterbrained, and the evening had the feel of an extended family party, with granny and babies amongst the patrons. I binge-watched ITV's Malpractice on my tablet while dining, which was (despite my earlier irritation at medical inaccuracies) enjoyable, with a plot that speeds up as it proceeds. Oddly, the bar had no Scotch whisky at all, let alone a single malt, but I had a nice mellow Jamiesons whiskey for my nightcap. 

So that's it for my Great Spring Escape itinerary, and I'm now just looking forward to a Bank Holiday weekend stop with Frankie and family, before what will feel a rather surreal return to Taverners and all the Deal will have awaiting me. 

Night Night