SCOTLAND DONE AND WE HEADED SOUTH INTO ENGLAND.
We trained on The Jacobite, locomotive 45212 and de-trained at Fort William and then on a scenic journey via a vast Glen Coe. Beautiful and so much to take in as we headed towards Glasgow. I think the world had descended upon the city and it was manic. It had to be done and we were both glad to head south. Harrogate and Theakeston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival but via Alnwick and Barter Books. The trains don’t run no more and with the space left they have filled it with books.
We gratefully entered Harrogate to enjoy the beauty of the town. We love it here. Good beer to enjoy, of course.
We trawled through the second-hand book shops but this pile was bought in Imagined Things having been pre-ordered. We like to support the independents has much as we can. Mark Billingham had already been in and they were expecting Ian Rankin too.
The Old Swan Hotel is now open for the festival so we will trot off to pick up our ‘goody bag’ and possibly rub shoulders with the literati. Just the six finalists, a few well seasoned comments from Simon Theakeston and then the winner is announced and we can all grab a free beer.
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