Mal set the alarm for several times during the night to give me my tablets as each morning I have woken up in pain with my throat.
I know the weather has been really bad in other areas of the country and I think Mal and I may have taken leave of our senses but a couple of days shut in was more than enough for us. One of my favourite places in the area was always Howletts Zoo, where I took the grandchildren on numerous occassions. John Aspinall started the zoo for endangered species and we always saw him out feeding the animals and he would always pass the time of day with you. Sadly he died in 2000 but one of his sons has continued his good work. So, Mal and I decided to go to the zoo for a mooch round, as long as we wrapped up warm, we felt the exercise would do us good. We paid at the entrance and were warned that some of the animals had more sense than us and were not out in their paddocks! It was lovely going round there again. We didn’t stay too long but then drove into Canterbury and went to Cafe Rouge for lunch. By the time we got home I went back to bed again. I was in bed listening to the snow falling on the caravan roof!
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