We got up only because the gardeners woke us. I honestly think we'd have been in bed hours longer had they not been about.
So finally we headed to the station on the bus, Kev pushed me down the towpath by the canal. It was overcast but warm. We wanted to go to Homesense and the new B&M mega store. We also went to the Castle Marina Sainsburys to get the food in for the weekend. Save Kev having to worry about it as well as the buses to get home.
I manage to get some coasters ( code orange stuff has started to appear in TKMaxx and Homesense) which to non Halloween freaks means spooky home decor.
The B&M is indeed mega in size and you could spend a lot of time and money if you wanted.
We eat in the Maccy's down Castle Marina and then headed back via the towpath.
There were a lot of barges about, and a lot going through the Lock. Really friendly too, and some gorgeously decorated barges. One absolutely festooned in plants, pots and foliage. It looked stunning.
I really enjoyed the trip down there, a bit of a trek, and Kev was an absolute gem for pushing me that far and back. Not all the routes around the retail park were wheelchair friendly and he had to work hard to get us where we wanted to go. Again it highlights how little true access there is. To a non wheelchair user there looks loads, but we have both been shocked by how little there is in reality. High kerbs, bad pavements and narrow automatic doors, and even steps as you go into some premises. It's certainly been a wake up call to both of us. And will hopefully teach us to vote more proactively for policy's where they push for better access for everyone.
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