A cool night and the weather report showed 6c this morning although there was patchy sunshine. The forecast top temperature was 13c.
It did warm up before we all went into town to get haircuts at Terry's Hairdressers now owned by Joe. When we got there the two hairdressers and one apprentice had no customers so we got straight in and even Lyn got a haircut there.
Lyn and Mick's haircuts which included a shampoo, cost a total of £17 ( $29). The last time Mick got his cut at Just Cuts in Australia it cost $25 so haircuts here are quite a bit cheaper.
We then went to the travel agent to get some Singapore dollars which is where we will be going on the way home.
After that we went to an enormous retail outlet in Shiremoore that sold just about everything. It is part of the Boundary Mill Stores retail chain and is s few miles from Whitley Bay. It claims to be the UK's largest Mill Store retailer with up to 75% off the RRP of all the fashion and homeware top brand names.
After and hour looking around the place and still not seeing it all, we headed home since the wind was quite strong and very cold.
The Cycling Tour of Great Britain is on at the moment and the leg today was a 186 mile (300klm) ride from Carlisle to Kendel. They climbed the 1 in 4 Honister Pass in the Lake District which is the huge climb we did in the car and even the car had trouble getting going when we stopped on the hill. The cyclists had to do it in the pouring rain as well. Rather them than me.
Tour of Great Britain climbing Honister pass in the Lake District on TV. That is a steep hill.
It did warm up before we all went into town to get haircuts at Terry's Hairdressers now owned by Joe. When we got there the two hairdressers and one apprentice had no customers so we got straight in and even Lyn got a haircut there.
Lyn and Mick's haircuts which included a shampoo, cost a total of £17 ( $29). The last time Mick got his cut at Just Cuts in Australia it cost $25 so haircuts here are quite a bit cheaper.
We then went to the travel agent to get some Singapore dollars which is where we will be going on the way home.
After that we went to an enormous retail outlet in Shiremoore that sold just about everything. It is part of the Boundary Mill Stores retail chain and is s few miles from Whitley Bay. It claims to be the UK's largest Mill Store retailer with up to 75% off the RRP of all the fashion and homeware top brand names.
After and hour looking around the place and still not seeing it all, we headed home since the wind was quite strong and very cold.
The Cycling Tour of Great Britain is on at the moment and the leg today was a 186 mile (300klm) ride from Carlisle to Kendel. They climbed the 1 in 4 Honister Pass in the Lake District which is the huge climb we did in the car and even the car had trouble getting going when we stopped on the hill. The cyclists had to do it in the pouring rain as well. Rather them than me.
Roy and Joe
This is a fraction of the store 
Boundary Mill Store
the best and easiest way to get currency for a different country, on arrival find the nearest ATM and get some money out. Its the cheapest as I found. There is a small fee that the bank charges but the exchange rate is usually ok and better than at Travelex. In Singapore a lot of places accept Australian dollars, especially at the airport.
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