I am back from our week away at the village of Topcliffe.
The journey up took 7 hours from home and 6 hours driving from Portsmouth. We reflect that the total flying time from London to Toronto is 7 hours. We did have two refreshment stops. We had also taken the precaution of taking various bits and pieces of a medical nature if we needed it.
Despite the fact that Ev drove, I found the journey exhausting. About an hour after we got to our destination I had to go and lie down. We did have some tentative ideas about visiting people but Ev put her foot down and said no. The first two days of our stay were spent sat outside enjoying some warm weather and really not doing a lot. As the week progressed I started to feel a little better. But the really encouraging thing is that I have found swallowing a bit easier. To be sure I still have difficulty with certain types of food but gradually it is getting easier. Let's hope the scan confirms that. We shall find out all about it on Thursday.
Topcliffe itself is a small village about 6 miles from the town of Thirsk. The village has a shop, post office and two pubs. Without a car however you are somewhat scuppered. It's only about 5 minutes from the A1 Motorway. The site where we have our caravan is well kept. We have made some friends there and it was nice to see them again.
So here we are back home. Despite the tiredness I feel a whole lot better than this time last week. More tomorrow.
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