Yesterday Michelle, Yvonne and I flew into Gatwick from Alicante. There was a pre-ordered cab waiting to take us on to a Holiday Inn, Bath Road alongside the airport. Shopping was essential for both of them with High Street Kensington’s M&S, Boots and Barclays all requiring a visit. I picked up the dollars and prepared myself for my first pint of English ale for four months. Neal and Robbie arrived just in time to escort me to The Three Magpies where we found a smiling welcome, good beer and now I had good company too. Neal’s shot of the day was ‘a stranger shot’ and our smiling blonde (of course) pint pulling barmaid fulfilled that function – with permission of course. She then reversed the process when she left the bar to take a photo of us standing in her place. Both shots downloaded that day and onto Neal’s web page. We had fun waiting for the ‘must do’ shoppers. It’s so good to be having fun, drinking with two good friends.
I am afraid that the afternoon disappeared into the evening very quickly for at 7.30 we had booked a table at The White Hart in Harlington Road. I know, it’s another pub, but we needed to eat and so the five became seven when Neal’s Ma and Pa joined us. The meal was good but sadly the beer could have been better. That is sad for me as my next English ale could be as far away as late September. Now, we are about to find our gate and fly away.
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