Three go mad, one goes shopping - Sunday 1 February 2009

Another big breakfast today and a quick recce around Crambeck, the village we were staying in, before the short drive to Castle Howard, the film location for Brideshead Revisited. Sadly though, only three of us were walking – Rachel had sustained an injury, so we left her in the car but pointed out where the café and chocolate shop was. It was only fair after all – we hadn’t let her do any shopping at all since Friday morning’s grocery shop – so she was having withdrawal symptoms. (And hallucinating apparently – she was convinced she’d seen a “shop” sign on Friday evening – until we pointed out it was a level crossing “stop” sign!)

So, I had what I’d like to think was an uncharacteristic strop and threw my toys out of the pram when my map reading skills were questioned. However, not being one to take criticism very well, I’m putting it down to the rubbish map we printed off t’internet!

So Tristan took over the map reading and got us round the seven miles of the Castle Howard estate circuit in a very creditable two hours forty. It would have been slower, had we not been in a hurry to get to the tea rooms and to find out exactly how much Rachel had spent in the shop in our absence.

Fortified by tea and cake, we said a fond farewell to Yorkshire but are looking forward to being back in a few weeks’ time when we will be making outrageous diva-like demands on our support crew. Bet they can’t wait!