King King, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester: Saturday, 14th April, 2018.

Support band The Peace Pirates on stage………

…..and off stage selling and signing stuff.

Vicky liked 'em so much she bought their CD.

Blimey.

King King.

Absolutely f*ck*ng awesome.

Already got some CD's by them.

Alan Nimmo.

He's Scottish y'know.

Auntie Louise's 94th, Erdington: Wednesday, 11th April, 2018.

Vicky, Auntie Louise (in a birthday top) and a cake.

David, Auntie Louise (in a birthday top) and a cake.

Vicky's Birthday, Gloucester Docks: Saturday, 7th April, 2018.

15:30-ish.

We arrived here at 11:30 and have done some browsing in the Gloucester Quays shops, watched the dystopian 'Isle Of Dogs' (highly recommended) at the flicks, eaten at Carluccio's and, now it has stopped raining, we can take a wander around Gloucester Docks to walk it off a bit.

Boats and apartments:

modern Gloucester Docks in a nutshell.

The last time we visited here 'Kaskelot' was being re-furbished in the dry dock.

Today, there is much activity on board and it seems that she'll 

soon be heading downstream to the Severn Estuary and beyond.

Vicky dreams of setting sail.

16:45-ish and it's time to leave after having browsed some more shops 

on the way back to the car park at The Quays.

We did actually buy summat eventually.

Another rucksack. You can't have enough rucksacks.

Ludlow Food Centre: Friday, 6th April, 2018.

We're here to buy some birthday food treats for Vicky.

There's a new layout. We don't like it. Too industrial.

The food's still good tho'.

Severn up & up The Malverns (with Roger): Thursday, 5th April, 2018.

9:30-ish.

Lower footpath is now submerged.

The Severn was predicted to peak yesterday but it is still rising today.

The racecourse is under rain water not river water.

11:00-ish.

The view to the west from halfway up The Malverns……..

…….and the view to the east from a little further up……...

…….and, finally, the view to the north from The Worcestershire Beacon (the highest point).

11:30-ish.

Glorious views. Glorious weather.

Time to return to the car and drive back to Worcester.

Stratford-upon-Avon, Tuesday, 3rd April, 2018.

The rowing boats are out of commission today.

The Avon is high and fast.

Graham, Pat, and Vicky.

A local - on the cadge.

Watching The Avon sliding past and on towards Tewksbury.

It's been 40 years since David last saw a 'workshop' at The Other Place.

Where on earth has all that time gone?

BSB Test Day, Donington Park: Tuesday, 20th March, 2018.

11:00-ish:

Whole sections of Donington are out of use today, as 'improvement' work continues,

so there's even more fans wandering around in the paddock and behind the pits. 

They bump into one another as they play 'spot the BSB rider and take a photo'.

Look, here's a couple of fans who've tracked down a rider.

But who can it be?

It's James Ellison.

No longer using the number 77 it seems.

John Reynolds.

Luke Hedger, always friendly.

Yer typical BSB fan.

Left the paddock now and Vicky is patiently stood trackside just down from The Esses on the off-chance a BSB rider might take the trouble to do some……erm………testing.

Well, you never know.

Wheelie!

Gino Rae - OMG Racing Suzuki - does the honours.

 Wheeliest!

Glenn Irwin - PBM Be Wiser Ducati - does the honours 

and sends dozens of frozen amateur photographers, 

reconnecting with their dormant-for-the-whole-winter 

panning techniques, home happy.

Hats off to the marshals out in the elements all day in our glorious spring weather.

And finally, back in the outer reaches of the support paddock, ultimate bike set-up is pursued.

Or they are simply googling summat on t'internet. You decide.