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mitchy at 12:35pm on 20/11/2004
mitchy at 12:35pm on 20/11/2004Yesterday I went over to Maldon to have lunch with a friend. Maldon's not far from me, about an hour's drive or so, depending on the traffic. Now I have a choice of two routes. I can go the route that looks the most direct on the map, which is basically to follow the A414 all the way from Hatfield (5 mins away) to Maldon. Except that this route involves two major town centres and 9000 traffic lights/roundabouts and requires deep concentration on road signs(remember this for later). The other route is to go down the A1(M) onto the the M25, go clockwise to Junction 28 (Chelmsford), and ride the A12 up to the A414 and into Maldon. This is actually a very straightforward route and works out quicker IF the M25 isn't solid traffic (remember this for later).
( The drive over )
Anyway, we had a superb lunch at a cafe wonderfully called "The Chocolate Theatre Cafe". They make their own chocolate on the premises as well as some of the yummiest cakes ever. But first we decided to try the all day breakfast. My god, the size of the plates! You could have fit a roast oxen onto 'em :P Having demolished vast amounts of sausages, eggs, beans, tomatos and toast, we indulged in the aforementioned cakes. *droooooools* Moira had the toffee & butterscotch and I had the coffee and walnut. Gorgeous!
We waddled back to the car and then to Moira's house, where more tea was supplied, and I finally got to meet Moira's hubby Mark. After much more yakking, I finally prised myself off the sofa at about ten to four and headed off home, hoping to miss the rush hour.
HAH!
( The drive home )
Total time of journey home: 2 and a half hours :P
Fortunately, I can safely say the company and the cake were worth it :)
And now - squee! "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" DVD! And "Without A Trace" Season 1 DVDs! Once I've done a quick bit of shopping, I think we can safely say my afternoon is booked solid :)
( The drive over )
Anyway, we had a superb lunch at a cafe wonderfully called "The Chocolate Theatre Cafe". They make their own chocolate on the premises as well as some of the yummiest cakes ever. But first we decided to try the all day breakfast. My god, the size of the plates! You could have fit a roast oxen onto 'em :P Having demolished vast amounts of sausages, eggs, beans, tomatos and toast, we indulged in the aforementioned cakes. *droooooools* Moira had the toffee & butterscotch and I had the coffee and walnut. Gorgeous!
We waddled back to the car and then to Moira's house, where more tea was supplied, and I finally got to meet Moira's hubby Mark. After much more yakking, I finally prised myself off the sofa at about ten to four and headed off home, hoping to miss the rush hour.
HAH!
( The drive home )
Total time of journey home: 2 and a half hours :P
Fortunately, I can safely say the company and the cake were worth it :)
And now - squee! "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" DVD! And "Without A Trace" Season 1 DVDs! Once I've done a quick bit of shopping, I think we can safely say my afternoon is booked solid :)
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