AWOL!

[Arry Awk]

Trojan wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: Trojan wrote: I went AWOL misself on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Went to Bath and then followed the line of the Somerset and Dorset Railway towards Bournmouth - and then visited our daughter at Amesbury. I had some lovely beers. Tanglefoot, Wadsworths, Courage, very nice indeed. Not cheap mind. No. not cheap but Worth it ,Troj!Wife's sister lives in Durrington,a couple of miles from Amesbury. Lovely bit of country down there too. Don't mention thatto any ex-squaddie who trained on Salisbury plain!We haven't been down for a couple of years now. It's a day's travelby coach.Change at Victoria then a 2 hour's wait for the connection to Amesbury. No fun at our age! Then,coming home,there's onlyone bus a day back to London. Anyway Sister and husbandcome up to us,now. They are a lot younger! My daughter is married to a (now retired) WO1. He's a plumber and tiler now, but I've been to Durrington and its very nice. When we walk their dog, after five minutes walk we can see Stonehenge.We ususally drive, but I've looked for direct alternatives by public transport and there don't seem to be any. Five years ago, when I worked in Wigan I travelled by train from there, but it was change at Bristol, and the Virgin train was absolutely heaving till it got to Birmingham. Yes,I think we can get to Salisbury by train and catch 2busesvia Amesbury to Durrington,but with luggage it's a bit of a job on and off ! Much dearer by train too and it's hardly worth20-odd quid each for a rail card on top!You are right,Durrington is a nice village,but it has thehorrible blight of young yobbos causing mayhem and I thinkthere is only one policeman covering three villages! Sign ofthe worsening times!