The adventure continued....

After a fun day in the water, the Intrepid Three booked into their room at the Spl*shl*nds hotel, still in our white robes, 'borrowed' from the spa, with the agreement that we would return them there before 8pm....and what's the first thing you do after a day in water world? Have a shower!!! K went first, while I collapsed on the tiny bottom bunk and J worked out how to climb the ladder to the top bunk while she was still sober. She worried about how she would feel later, returning to such a brightly coloured room - even the carpet was like sand and water, with crabs and shell fish on..all suitably water-themed....

The plan was to meet a GB friend, G at a nearby pub- half an hour's drive away. Being the sober person, I offered to drive, much to J's delight, and she would navigate. She knew where we were going. Should I programme the sat-nav? No, no need. Right.

After driving for an hour and twenty minutes, in what felt like circles, and passing junctions with signs to Alton Towers, and even taking those roads sometimes, J gives in and makes a phone call to G, and we programme the sat nav to find North Staffs A&E and G will meet us there. The girls are suitably impressed by the sat nav having the hospital programmed in under 'Places of Interest' and we find it quite easily..Apart from J arguing with 'Freda'as she names the Voice, and as she was holding the sat nav in her hands, turning the sat nav round to see if the arrow would move like a compass.....

I have to say the pub we arrived at was not one I would normally spend an hour and twenty minutes driving to: part of a chain called 'The Hungry Horse' and full of people eating burger and chips, but then I'm a southern snob (no, K was with me on this..) but it turned out fine, the guys were friendly..K pulled with the manager..(oops, if S is reading this, only joking...) the food was fine and we had a good time with G. K and J had a good time with a reasonable quantity of white wine.

I insisted on programming the sat nav to get us back to Alt*n T*wers as a. It was late and dark and d. J was merry and not to be relied upon. I also wouldn't let her hold the sat nav and put it up on its cradle, getting very firm with her, and she looked very hurt. It was hard to concentrate on the sat nav with her in competition, the roads were hilly and windy and it took nearly an hour to get back..and it was past my bed time!!!!!

We were all tucked up in bed by midnight, K in the double (lucky lucky) and me and J in the bunks. All was well until we started the usual reminiscing..J to K''Do you remember Sally's face when she came off the Mega Blaster?' and that sort of thing..and I remembered getting stuck in the rubber ring, and just got the silent giggles..all J and K could hear was the bunk bed creaking, and J was worried about the shaking of it..until we were all helpless...oh, I've only got to the end of Day One.....