Culture Shock

Having got on the plane in Barbados at 28C and off in Manchester at -2C and both us and The Captain having to go and report our bags being damaged beyond repair it was "Welcome To Britain"..............

The Captain and his Mate collected their car and headed off up the road.
SWMBO and I collected keys for a hotel room and went to bed for 5 hours or so before heading North.

We made the mistake of stopping at this God forsaken place they call Forton services at Lancaster on the M6 for a 'comfort' break and a bite to eat.
There was no hot water in the toilets (which were pretty disgusting), only one hand drier was working (cold air only coming out of it), the whole place was colder inside than it was outside, widows were stained with rust streaks and mould and there was even a broken window with somebody had tried to cover with what looked like a shirt which was  green with mould and falling apart.
The speed of service was nearly up to that in the Caribbean but the quality of the food was not.

The highlight if the trip home was stopping off to eat with The Captain and his Mate - she is a damned fine cook.