Ellie was awake early. She was good and stayed in her room until 7:00. She was wide awake though... there was no chance of a quiet 30 minutes! Urban-Cub came round soon after 8:00 and swept Ellie and her things up and took her home for the weekend.
The Gorse Fox had his usual call with the cousins but then he and the Silver Vixen had to get ready to go out. We had arranged to meet the Silver Vixen's sister and brother-in-law back in March, but had to cancel because we came down with Covid. Today was the first day that allowed our diaries to intercept. We had arranged to meet the half-way, which is near Newbury.
The first part of the journey was trouble-free but when we joined the bottom of the M3 we joined a queue that led all of the 9 miles to the A34 junction. At least with the car's adaptive cruise control, the Gorse Fox could relax and let the car take the strain as we inched forward. The queue must have added 25-30 minutes to our journey. The A34 was no trouble and we pulled off towards Highclere and then followed the side roads to Enborne.
The menu was varied and provided a good choice. The Silver Vixen started with garlic mushrooms, Denise & Dom had prawns, and the Gorse Fox had Southern Fried chicken goujons. This was a very good start.
Their ribs were off the menu, which was a shame. Their burgers sounded super, and Dom had one of them. The Silver Vixen had ha, egg, chips, and peas (her favourite), and Denise and the Gorse Fox had a Beef Rendang. The choices were well made. Everything was delicious, and the Silver Vixen and Dom failed to finish all that was on their plates.
We spent a good three hours or so chatting. We caught up with family news, with holidays (taken and planned), with work, with photos, and generally had a good laugh.
It was coming up to 17:00 by the time we left. The roads were empty and we were home in no time.
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