We were supposed to leave Friday but Pip & Jim said we could stay till after the Bank Hol weekend as there was lots going on up at the racecourse. Manned the entrance to Jim's yard for the Racehorse Trainers' Open Day on Sunday and had a lovely day with Laura & Nat (Joy's niece and her partner) on the Monday at the Family Day on the racecourse. You have to see how cute the Shetland Pony Derby is, with little kids going hell for leather down the Derby straight on Thelwell-like round little ponies! If you live in the area and can go next year, try and make it... Thank you, Pip and Jim, for a wonderful week we will always remember.
Left the paddock yesterday and towed safely home so just getting Stan ready now for the big adventure which starts in 8 days... can't believe how quickly it has crept up on us. Have received the special reflectors we have to have for the back of Stan for driving in Spain and also the Liber-T tag for us to be able to drive through the peage in France without stopping; the amount just gets charged back to your bank account. Should save us a lot of negotiating the toll booths with Stan and also finding change all the time. Good tip if you are doing much driving in France...
Next jobs are cleaning Stan ready for the trip, packing and getting Euros. This blog will soon start to get exciting - promise!
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