We travelled to Weston, a journey of about 4 hours 30 minutes. Two stops were planned, at about 3 hours away, and about 1.5 hours away. The standard of driving, particularly on the motorways was appalling, hence the title. The standard of road management, having appropriate signage on the gantries was also poor. As we approached Cobham services, the road ahead was beginning to slow. It's 20 minutes early, but we stop for lunch anyway. Cobham services was busy, but OK. When we restarted the journey it took us 5 minutes or so to catch up with the back of the jam. The second stop was at ??? on the A303. One of those new type of services, with Starbucks and Greggs laid out like a retail park. The most expensive tea in the country. This stop was also early, so we ended up with as third stop, because biology doesn't always work as slowly as you might hope.
We arrived in Weston a little after 17:00. Immediately, I managed to lock us in the cottage, which is really just two rooms carved off the edge of a big farmhouse. Leaning through the window I unlocked the door from the outside, it hasn't happened again. The cottage is small, but OK. However, there have been a few other issues. The shower mat was covered in mould, there doesn't appear to be any hot water, and one of the towels has dark patches on it.
We drove to Tesco's to get some shopping, about £80 worth, which is much more than I was expecting. Still, we are set for the next few days.
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