Day 8, Friday. After the rain last night it was a bright
clean sunny day as I walked to the tube this morning, and when the train
arrived the carriages were unexpectedly vacant, with seats available in most
carriages so I was able to listen to Leonard Cohen comfortably seated all the
way to Earls Court . The
Show also started gently, with little footfall before 10.30; quite different to
previous days, giving almost a holiday feel to the day. Perhaps a lot of people
take a long weekend and so lighten the load on public transport.
After a few hours it became apparent that I shouldn’t have
had the second glass of wine last night, and I was not on top form. I’ll have
to sleep well tonight to meet the weekend onslaught. Bad weather is forecast so
there’s no disincentive to attend, as there was last weekend with the lovely
hot weather. By the time the end came and I had to go to Paddington station to
meet my wife, who was coming to help me each weekend, I was feeling totally
exhausted. I had to wait half an hour for her delayed train so I headed
straight to the pub on the platform for a reviving pint. Then an early night
was in order.
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