As Sunday’s go, yesterday’s was a pretty good one.
The weather was perfect – if maybe on the slightly chilly side, early on – as I rode up to Bletchley Park to meet up with a couple of mates for our annual Nerds Day Out. It was a lovely morning and the ride was most enjoyable – tempered only by some irritating roadworks that I should have known to avoid, as they’ve been there for ages.
Despite having visited many times, one of our little group had never been, so we had a good excuse for us to go again. Not that I need an excuse: I must have been a dozen times already, but I still always learn something new whenever I go.
We looked around many of the huts and also made the obligatory (for us) trip to the National Radio Museum, before grabbing some lunch in Hut 4 and then going to see the Bombe.
After several hours, we’d seen enough, bade our farewells and we each went our seperate ways.
Back home, I had time for a quick cup of tea before I took the dog out and then Mrs M and I jumped in the car and headed to Milton Keynes.
We had just enough time time to shove a Nando’s down our necks before quickly heading to the theatre to see Ben Elton in his Authentic Stupidity tour.
He was this: fucking excellent.
I won’t write a review here, because many others can do it so much better, so I’ll just say: he didn’t disappoint.
That phrase could similarly sum up my Sunday as a whole.
In the words of every failed contestant on Bullseye, “I’ve had a lovely day”.
Ooooh. Ben ‘Little bit political’ Elton? I must look him up to see what his material is like these days. Confession: I have never been to Bletchley Park. I must rectify that one day, but it’s such a long way from here.