INSIDE THE WORLD OF MEETUP

  After breakfast it was the standard 6 mile walk. through the streets to Breck hill park, wood Thorpe park where we stopped for our break which was probably the highlight of the day. Then finally Digby park back near the starting point. While the company and weather were good the walk consisted of a high percentage of streets and very little park and woodland.  Not one of the best walks.....

  This was a first that I'd missed out on several times before, breakfast at a pub before a walk. The food was good as usual and so was the company. Only complaint was that it was hard to leave so close after eating.

  It was a rare meetup less than 10 miles from home. Not only was I going to a pub that I'd never been before but also a town so close to home. As with the night in Derby the previous week the turnout was a disappointment at just 5 of us. It was good to catch up with one person I'd not seen in over 2 years. We had a pre booked table right near the stage, the atmosphere is the pub was good and the band was good. The major downside is the noise was not good for conversation and getting to know others in the group. There was no after drinks or anything like that.

 Not been Derby at night since before covid so I chose this night over several other options. By the time I arrived in The standing order which was very busy the number of people had dropped to 7. This combined with the age range meant that it wasn't going to be a wild night so I accepted it for what it was and enjoyed the evening. We headed down to Ye old Dolphin and the Flowerpot before going to a pub I'd never been in before which was the Exeter Arms pictured above before heading home. A quiet and fairly uneventful evening with a long journey home.