from the window of a speeding car

Ahem. I of course mean a car that was being driven at a very sensible, and well-within-the-limit speed.

We set off on our travels after lunchtime on Saturday. Our interim goal was to get to Glasgow for the night. Despite a minor blonde moment at the service station (how long would it take you to realise you'd inadvertantly crossed the bridge and were walking around the carpark on the wrong side of the motorway? 10 minutes is the time to beat!) we got there safely at a reasonable hour. This picture was taken as we drove north, I think just before the M6 turns into the M74.

Unfortunately our chosen overnight stopping place was not quite as peaceful as we'd hoped. We seemed to have been given the room directly above the disco for the wedding party, that kept going (and going) until 1am. Not great when your children are inclined to wake at 6 and you have another day in the car ahead of you. Still, it was probably just about better than our original plan of driving through the night... Just.