There was nothing free about the M25, it was overcrowded from the word go, by the time we hit the M4 we were already half an hour behind schedule.So we stopped at Reading services for lunch. They have a nice dog walking area at the end of the car park. In the rain it had become quite flooded with a number of pools large enough for Brody to splash through. He had a good run and came back to the car both wet and tired. He refused to jump into his bed in the car, so we put the bed on the ground and lifted him into the car. I'm not keen for him to jump until we know what is wrong with him, although he hasn't been limping today. The traffic speed limit signs on the M4 were in crazy mode. Here's how the readings went on one stretch of the motor way 60, 60, 50, off, max, 50, 40. There was heavy traffic that became stationary around the 40 sign. We move through it slowly. Passing Swansea we stopped at Sainsbury's for supplies, and Brody had to be lifted into the car again.
We arrived at the house we are renting sometime around 6pm and began unloading then headed out for some food. We found a place called Langland Brasserie in Langland bay. The food was basic but well cooked and served nicely hot. The presentation was very good and the prices matched the presentation more than the quality and quantity of food. Brody was desperate to get onto the beach, but, of course, he is not allowed in the summer. The weather in the west has been a lot better than in the east and people are still in the water at 8pm. We, however, returned and went for a walk in the Mumbles Nature Reserve, which we had driven right around - completely unaware that it was there.
Now we are preparing to watch a football match on the extremely basic TV - England vs Italy in the World Cup.
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