Windsor - Amerden Caravan Park, Taplow contd....

Wednesday, 28th June 2023

Another cooler 20C day.Quite cloudy, but, according to the forecast, no rain until tonight, but, that proves to be incorrect as we get a shower lasting about 10 minutes, around lunch time. 

A short walk, to explore our surroundings, ready for any future visit.

The plan is to pack up and go to Gary's today, and park on their drive, rather than stay at the Campsite.

This is because we are going to take advantage of our last opportunity to see/hear Gabriel, singing in the St Georges School Choir, at St Georges Chapel, Windsor.

I say last opportunity, because he leaves St Georges School in July.

It is an early morning venue, and, we have to be at Gary's by 07:30! 

St Georges Chapel is part of Windsor Castle, and, for security reasons, late arrivals are not allowed.

Accordingly, we didn't wish to take the risk of leaving the site at (say) 07:00, then being stuck in traffic or whatever, the Site Owner did offer that we could leave the van at the site beyond the normal check out time, but, that would mean cycling to Windsor at 07:00 in the morning, so, on balance, it seems wise to park on Gary's drive for the night.

Thursday, 29th June 2023.

Today, we are to attend the School assembly, and, performance by St Georges School Choir, in St Georges Chapel, with the environs of Windsor Castle. 

We are upon crack of dawn, well, 06:30, because Gabriel has to be dropped off at school by 08:00, then, Salma must be taken to school, then, we must be back at St Georges, in time for admittance to the Chapel.

It is a bit of an ordeal, a flight of goodness knows how many steps leads up to the Castle walls (obviously built before EU Disabled Accessibility legislation).

The choir performance is extremely enjoyable.

Afterwards, a little food shopping at Tesco, a fill up with diesel, and, then, the drive to Keal Lodge CL, at Deeping St James.

All starts well, the M25 is tolerable, but, this does not last, a significant accident on the M1 northbound (two articulated wagons have collided, then, gone off the motorway, through the safety barrier (on the hard shoulder side, fortunately, not the central reservation).

A few miles of tailback slows us down somewhat.

It occurs to me, could this be the reason my amazon Prime Order for Tanya's birthday, is running late?, is it in one of those two trucks?

We arrive at Keal Lodge around 15:30, we have been here before, just a few weeks. ago, so, we are quite familiar with the set up.