The first thing that greeted me at Newcastle airport was a gust of wind so strong it blew my hat off! Nothing like a short game of catch the flat cap to start the day.

The Roadworks appear to have achieved absolutely nothing so far, I guess much tea has been drunk and many heads scratched in preparation for actually doing something



Check in was quiet, security equally so, and the backpack headed down the secondary lane for its standard iPad swap. Much to my surprise it was given back to me unmolested. I don’t quite know what caused that but it was literally ‘you’re good to go’. No arguments from me!

Straight into Aster and Thyme where I have been kicking off this trip report whilst enjoying my PP champagne.