Not according to plan

I had it all worked out. Our monthly lunch date today was to take us to a restaurant at the side of a special road. It is the Roman Road, Stane Street and in the village of Ockley in Surrey, famous for being the place where the Danes were routed in 851. I planned to take a blip of the long straight road disappearing into the distance.

We arrived in a downpour. Outside the restaurant there were roadworks and traffic queues stretching in both directions. So no chance of a blip! We were shown to our table which was right next to this display of brandies with malt whiskies behind them. Normous felt they looked very appetising but we stuck to wine. I took the blip from my seat - the bottles made their presence felt!