CHELTENHAM AND GLOUCESTER 2018 COVERAGE COMPLETE

It's rather late and it has been two busy days. This morning Mandy and I headed down through the myriad roadworks which plague us to Cheltenham and Gloucester. Worryingly the sun was out first thing when it was promised as cloudy but it soon settled down to be overcast which suits autumnal bus filming in towns and cities. I got some good shots in Cheltenham and then we headed over to Gloucester where we celebrate the passing of the old bus station with the new one almost ready for its opening, our visit next year will have extensive shots from the new bus station which stands with its back to the old one which is to be demolished , a great temporary wall will prevent anyone seeing any trace of the old facility which looks like something left over from Yemen. I had a chat with a very pleasant driver with Stagecoach and discussed the choice of small buses like Solos for urban routes, Cheltenham seems to have been dumped with a lot of them.  We had a drive back through Tewkesbury where we stopped for afternoon tea then a relatively clear run back home directly through the M5 M6 junction and associated roadworks which we avoided going via the toll road on the way down.

Tomorrow Yvonne and Graham my sister and brother in law arrive for a night on their way north to Thurso and Wick, a long drive. I'll get the DVD orders away first thing, I need to get the storm damaged roses and other climbers cut back after they were felled in the great winds last week, I hadn't spotted the damage until this evening. Yvonne and Graham continue their journey Thursday and Friday I have my appointment with the consultant at Leighton hospital, fingers crossed for the whole issue, I'm hoping it is a scare only from a wrong sample reading, still feel quite calm but yet again a very disturbed night with the sciatic shoulder pain. Anyway bed calls, I need rest at least, photos from Cheltenham this morning.