Because it's still in the garage.. Grrr! Paul still not finished the paint, so not even started doing the repairs/checking out the issues that arose in Cornwall. Testing my patience.
Anyway. Had a good day in the end. Awake at 6. Checking to see if the Somloci tribute caches had been published yet. Read Twilight for a bit. Checked again. Did my run (11km). Checked again. Breakfast over QI. Checked again. Cleaned bathroom and had shower. Checked again. Decided to go to the Space Centre even though it was p-ing it down. Checked again. Eek! They had been published 30 mins ago. Quickly chucked on a waterproof and ran to the nearest one. Practically downstairs! So pleased at my first First To Find, especially as apparently there are commemorative badges at the Event tonight. Obviously looked like a Cacher, as someone walking the opposite way between that and the next closest cache said Hi, then 'you missed one'! presumably meaning "ha ha, we beat you to the cache you're heading to", which, I may well have been able to say in reply. Anyway, found that outside the posh school, then was FTF again on one by Ladybird books. Then decided I must get food and go to Leicester, as it had stopped raining and was getting late.
The trusty motorbike struggled to get to 60, but it was easy enough getting there on the A6. My cunning plan worked.. I locked helmet and dry bag full of kit to bike. 13 quid wasn't too expensive, especially as it's an annual pass, which I will def be using again. Somehow managed to not buy anything at the SW stand. Had a look round the museum (missed lots of it) and the SW stands. Debated going back home to get my SW cap. Had spent all morning chanting don't forget the cap, don't forget the cap.. so you can guess what happened. Didn't, and accidentally forked out for 2 autographs. Kenny Baker, who was much nicer (and much more deaf) than the previous time I met him, and Rusty Goff, who was Kabe (the cute little alien getting a drink in the Mos Eisley Cantina, and a Jawa and Gonk the square robot in the sandcrawler, and a HP goblin and an Oompa Loompa). They will go on the wall of fame!
Got some photos of the 501 Garrison people in costume, then went to the 'We are Astronomers' show in the dome cinema thing. And promptly fell asleep! Didn't want to. Just awake since 6, dark and warm etc. Oh well. Got my mandatory souvenir pencil, then off home.
Somloci tribute event tonight at the Rushes. Another chance to force myself to be brave and pretend to be sociable.
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