Bridgend or Bust

Soooo, there I am in Bridgend, with a female taxi driver, and we drove to my hotel. Never stayed in a Holiday Inn Express before - not bad. Checked in and went to room - nice and big, bathroom had a shower though, don't do showers (I know, I know, ecologically they are better, but I don't do them, OK!). I do wash though, so I wasn't completely mucky! HA! Arrived ridiculously early so spent the rest of the day texting people to say I was bored, watching the view out of the window (lovely Sainsburys and a MacArthur Glen designer outlet, which I could've gone to, I suppose, if I'd risked my life going across a very, very busy roundabout! Watched telly, relaxed a bit - which was a good thing, really. At about six I decided I needed to eat, and decided to go to the Harvester round the corner - not across the road, just down the path. I decided to go then as I thought it wouldn't be crowded - WRONG! Heaving! 15 minute wait for a table - so I did what any sensible girl would, I had a glass of wine - my second in a week, my goodness me!

Eventually my table was ready and I had a lovely meal of roast chicken, baked potato and salad - very healthy - ha! Decided against a pudding (my goodness, I must've been coming down with something), had a coffee, and then went back to the hotel. The path was very dark and I am very glad I wasn't tiddly, as it ran out and I had to go into the road of the car park, and nearly got run over by a taxi coming round the corner - eek!

Anyway, got home safely and went to my room, after investigating the breakfast room and whether there was computer access anywhere public - nope!

Spent the rest of the evening in my room, trying to find Merrill on the radio - he wasn't on mine - and I wasn't the only one who could find him either, apparently - where were you?! So, I watched telly some more - Casualty and Strictly (or vice versa!) and then I went to bed, and slept not too badly. Room was quite cold as I couldn't shut the window properly, so it was noisy from the fireworks and cars going by - couldn't hear the motorway though.