The next morning I awoke around 4am (why are hotel bedrooms always so hot?) and struggled to doze after that. My head was spinning and I just wanted the day to start. Eventually we got up around 8am, cup of tea in the bedroom, dressed and went for breakfast, the usual juice, fruit, cereal, yoghurt, choice of Cumbrian breakfast or kippers, toast, preserves and tea/coffee. (Juice, cereal , kippers and toast for me.) The bride-to-be came down for breakfast with a thoroughly bad headache and Auntie June (Tonys passenger) dispensed a couple of paracetamol tablets, which did the trick. She and a couple of friends had dined the previous evening in an Italian restaurant in Bowness, not had a lot to drink but perhaps the pressure was getting to her. She learned that her groom, who had lodged somewhere else, had been dragged to a club the previous evening so goodness knows what state he was in!
The bride and bridesmaid went into Bowness to have their hair done. We had a couple of hours to spare and went wandering around the town, pity about the drizzle and grey skies but, hey, nothing could dampen our spirits that day. We bought a rum truffle log to bring home with us (which we did, before you ask).
Back at the hotel we thought we were a bit hungry and, as the wedding breakfast was not until 7pm, we ordered a plate of sandwiches each and pots of tea. Two sandwiches later (one round of bread) we were full! So off we went to get into our finery.
The bride and bridesmaid went into Bowness to have their hair done. We had a couple of hours to spare and went wandering around the town, pity about the drizzle and grey skies but, hey, nothing could dampen our spirits that day. We bought a rum truffle log to bring home with us (which we did, before you ask).
Back at the hotel we thought we were a bit hungry and, as the wedding breakfast was not until 7pm, we ordered a plate of sandwiches each and pots of tea. Two sandwiches later (one round of bread) we were full! So off we went to get into our finery.
