Back to Starbucks in Derby for more email etc.
Anne and Arthur arrived. He's not quite got the hang of cricket.
day 61 - peak district ennui
Mucked about up North.Did some music, did some writing. Trying not to think about going back to work. Visited a fantastic transport cafe in Sudbury called PJs. Then went to watch 
day 60 - hanging around
Went into Derby, did some email at the Starbucks. Went to tea at Leicester Forest East. My favourite services.
day 59 - back to east midlands
Took Jen and Jeffre back to the airport. Unfortunately it was also the Moto GP at Castle Donnington so we were stuck in the slowest traffic jam ever. Eventually they had to give up and walk.
Anne and Arthur went back to London. I stayed up North.
day 57 - two j's
Picked Jen and Jeffre up at East Midlands airport and headed for the cottage. Arthur soon had them occupied.
day 56 - buses, bones and badges
Arthur's recovered sufficiently to engage us in water pistol battle.
And to drive around the London Transport Museum.
Then we went to see an exhibition about badges at the British Museum. The smallest exhibition room you've ever seen, basically a cupboard, but you get what the Design Museum would stretch over two floors. Worth going to see. Especially as it's free. Reminded me of the splendid Project Button. Then we had a random wander around looking for bones. Very succesful.
day 55 - more hanging
Looking through the pictures of my trip I was reminded how much I liked the internet cafes I went to...
This is a place called Cafe Connect in New Quay.
This is the sign for a place in Oban. I like the way Internet Cafes are a kind of local craft operation. There aren't big internet cafe chains. I guess there aren't a lot of economies of scale involved. It's become a new village trade - blacksmith, grocer, internet cafe owner.
Arthur seems to be feeling a little better. Went to the park with Anne for ages. I spent time getting the APG website ready to go up, so we can announce it at the Adam Morgan meeting tomorrow.
day 53 - edinburgh to london
Edinburgh - Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - Whitley Bay - Scarborough - Cleethorpes - London
Well, I was enjoying the driving and the seaside, but I was starting to get fed-up with the hotels.Then Anne called to say that Arthur fell off a climbing frame at nursery and got a small fracture in his arm, causing his inaugural trip to casualty. He's fine, but a bit gloomy. So I decided to head home. I might try and continue next week.
Great last day though, three absolutely fantastic cafes. And tons of these (which have no good generic name that I know of, they're not really 'rides', what should I be calling them?)
This is the Riviera in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. A complete time-warp gem. Full of paraphenalia and atmosphere. Photos here.
This is the Rendezvous in Whitley Bay. Huge, gorgeous place with brilliant views. A marvelous refuge in the winter.
Then there's the Harbour Bar, this brilliant ice-creamery in Scarborough.