Waking up in Wetherby.

What does one do when waking up in the car? The same as any other morning, have a pee and make a coffee. I can now make a coffee while horizontal still in bed. 

Lean over and pull the supplies out from the boxes underneath the bed. 

Ahhhh, that's better. I might get up in a minute. 

The wrecker truck pulled into the car park at some point during the night. The headlights woke me up.

I lay for a while and thought about my plans for the day. Rather than go to the Quilt Show first, I decided to have a walk. It was such a nice morning. I sat outside the Town Hall watching the traders carrying their stock in to set up for the Arts and Craft Show. I will have a look at it when they are open. 

I like Wetherby. Here is the web site for the Town council. 

I came across this strange looking object. What's it for? I asked a woman who was watering the hanging baskets. It's a repair station for cyclists if they have a problem with their bikes. There are various tools which one can use to get the bike mobile after a breakdown. She didn't seem to think it was a good idea. This is the second one they have installed. The first one was vandalised, people stole the tools.

Here is a link to the company that makes them. 

Plenty of seating in a lovely garden on a sunny day. 

A church close to the shops in the centre. 

It had a banner on the wall. I saw several of these hung in other places. which prompted me to check out the web site. Have a look if you are interested. 

Off I went on a walkabout out of town. I wanted to check out the location of the Racecourse on foot, before I drove there. I found a tarmac path which was very popular with dog walkers. I was in a cheerful mood so anyone who I came across was a target for me to start a conversation. I dropped lucky and found a really nice man to talk to. I was intrigued by his accent. He has spent time in the USA and Germany, and was shortly to move back to Germany because his work has dried up here. We had a lot to talk about. 

It was getting on for lunchtime so I thought I had better get myself to the Racecourse. Two to three hours at the Quilt Exhibition was enough time to see everything. When I got there I walked around the building first. I always like to explore the area around a venue first before I go inside. 

It was a glorious day outside, I was reluctant to go inside. Some visitors but not too busy. It was probably a good idea to go later rather than early. 

Tomorrows blog post will be all about the amazing quilts I saw. A video and some photographs. Come back if you are interested.

Catch ya soon. Toodle pip.   ilona