dlpSteve
Mr Dedicated to DLP
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2003
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December 23rd 2005
Photos are already up on Studio One Photos: http://www.rumgone.co.uk/dlrp/index.html
Cast:
Me (31) and Denise (DW 25)
I was up at 3.30am to take Mum and Step-Dad to the airport so ended up getting just three and a half hours sleep never mind, thats more than some days! Denise went to work for the day and I worked the morning. By 3pm I had everything ready so I drove into town and sat in the car for 30 minutes waiting for the car parks let us in, very slowly damn last minute shoppers!
Denise actually finished at 3.30pm instead of 4.40pm so we set off 1 hour early on our drive from Exeter to Ashford 255 miles according to the RAC Route Planner. My first moment of idiocy was leaving the directions in the boot! Never mind I can get them when stop at a service station, or so I thought Stopped at Reading for a quick loo break, got back in the car and drove off with the directions STILL in the boot! M5, M4, M20, A28 how hard can it be?
After using a bit of common sense (pity that wasnt around when I left the directions in the boot) and luck we found the hotel - wed actually gone the exact right way 277 miles actually Mr RAC! The hotel was quite nice had a rustic feel and the bedrooms were nice, despite the mega soft mattress which needed a ladder to climb back out of!
We went down to the bar and had to move from our first seats because although I was enjoying the round-up of the 2005 Ashes series on the TV we were being smoked out no thanks. We moved and sat near a family of 3 who sounded Welsh, I thought, and could have been Dee and family but I could have sworn she said there 4 of them travelling so I didnt say anything, tough I did mention Disney loudly a few times in case she heard me! A few minutes later I hear the boy near us say dlpSteve and realise it must be them after all and it was! So, I met Dee, Dave and Josh Ben was in the room. We joined them and we all chatted and had a nice evening was great meeting Dee after chatting to her for so long on here and her, Dave and Josh were great company. Josh has more energy thank anyone Ive ever met, and prefers drinks on the floor than in glasses! We swapped numbers and agreed to meet up in DLRP then we went to our rooms, bedtime!
Next: Day 2 - Christmas Eve!
Photos are already up on Studio One Photos: http://www.rumgone.co.uk/dlrp/index.html
Cast:
Me (31) and Denise (DW 25)
I was up at 3.30am to take Mum and Step-Dad to the airport so ended up getting just three and a half hours sleep never mind, thats more than some days! Denise went to work for the day and I worked the morning. By 3pm I had everything ready so I drove into town and sat in the car for 30 minutes waiting for the car parks let us in, very slowly damn last minute shoppers!
Denise actually finished at 3.30pm instead of 4.40pm so we set off 1 hour early on our drive from Exeter to Ashford 255 miles according to the RAC Route Planner. My first moment of idiocy was leaving the directions in the boot! Never mind I can get them when stop at a service station, or so I thought Stopped at Reading for a quick loo break, got back in the car and drove off with the directions STILL in the boot! M5, M4, M20, A28 how hard can it be?
After using a bit of common sense (pity that wasnt around when I left the directions in the boot) and luck we found the hotel - wed actually gone the exact right way 277 miles actually Mr RAC! The hotel was quite nice had a rustic feel and the bedrooms were nice, despite the mega soft mattress which needed a ladder to climb back out of!
We went down to the bar and had to move from our first seats because although I was enjoying the round-up of the 2005 Ashes series on the TV we were being smoked out no thanks. We moved and sat near a family of 3 who sounded Welsh, I thought, and could have been Dee and family but I could have sworn she said there 4 of them travelling so I didnt say anything, tough I did mention Disney loudly a few times in case she heard me! A few minutes later I hear the boy near us say dlpSteve and realise it must be them after all and it was! So, I met Dee, Dave and Josh Ben was in the room. We joined them and we all chatted and had a nice evening was great meeting Dee after chatting to her for so long on here and her, Dave and Josh were great company. Josh has more energy thank anyone Ive ever met, and prefers drinks on the floor than in glasses! We swapped numbers and agreed to meet up in DLRP then we went to our rooms, bedtime!
Next: Day 2 - Christmas Eve!
Hope you got lots of rides on it, we did it three times in a row all by ourselves on Christmas Eve and the others threatened to throw me in if I suggested doing it any more! 
