Well done, office, what a start!
I touristed to Larne today, a round trip of 70 miles to the delightfully named Carnfunnock Country Park.
...except it doesn't start in the country park - I discovered this at 9.18, and had an anxious drive to the real starting car park a mile away with minutes to spare....which was full. I asked a passing runner if there was anywhere else to park, and as I won't use a disabled space, I parked on the grass verge.
The run itself was fine, and as the local couch to 5k group were having their graduation run there was a good turnout, and the bestest display of sandwiches, buns cakes etc afterwards.
I went back to the car park at 10.10, to find that me and the white car beside me were blocked in by a burger van. The driver was sitting in it, so I asked him nicely if he could pull forward so I could reverse out.
"You're not supposed to park there" he says. Yes, I know, I explained my circumstances.
"That's where I usually park..." errr....
"Only I was a bit late this morning"...so YOU didn't get your usual illegal spot, but it's a bad thing that I did.
"And I've missed about 15 bikers lookin' for burgers"..again, YOU were late, I didn't have my crystal ball with me to know that I was in your spot, as I'm a visitor here and not likely to return with that attitude!
Ah well, the photos will appear in my blog in due course 