Sunday 24 March 2024

Our last day at Chapel House today. Lady P has gone off walking via Denbies Winery et al and has come back with some craft bread and hot cross buns. Heading off in the Polestar 2 EV for Kent.

A nice drive in the very green countryside for one hour. Just before we arrive guess what? The warning light comes on saying “low tyre pressure!” You’re bloody kidding! Not two cars in a row. We are definitely not calling the AA or driving to Gatwick. Johnny gets out his compressor and we check the offending tyre. Perfect. Must be a computer glitch. Plug in the beast to the power point to top up the battery (we’re at 61%) and the system check on the flight deck says that there are now no warnings, but don’t drive with the plug in the charger. Don’t you just love modern cars?

Johnny and Enna Louise have this new pizza oven. A gas or wood (the brand is ooni) fired little beauty. Gets to 500+c with flames out the top. Cooks our pizzas in 2 minutes. After a couple of gins and a couple of bottles of Bordeaux, and a vigorous discussion on the government, vaccinations, compliant media and the like, we get a late night to bed.

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