No trip today, so first thing in the morning we went to the Mercer Art Gallery. It was about as good as the Turner contemporary in Margate, which isn’t saying much. We didn’t stay long.
We had arranged for my very dear friend Annette to meet us. Our friendship began when our kids were babies and we both lived in Boroughbridge and we have kept in touch ever since. She really is lovely and a good friend. She came to the hotel and then we took her out for lunch. We had lots of catching up to do. It was so nice to see her again. Her father in law was very ill but she still made time to see us.
After Annette went home we had a wander around the shops in Harrogate. I bought a scarf as my face was getting cold and making my mouth hurt even though I am permanently on Ibuprofen at the moment.
We heard from Rhys and Tariq has passed his latest task in Marines with flying colours. Well, he came 4th out of 22, mainly because he damaged his ankle the last week or he would have done better! Rhys sent his report…all excellent. He will soon be off to Norway. We are all very proud of him and the work he puts in.
We had dinner in the hotel and then walked to Spoons again to taste more real ales and gins. It is nice for me to taste different gins. I am usually driving so it’s rare I drink out.