WHITTLES: The day was dedicated to exploring Whittles' network of bus services in and around Kidderminster, hoping to make best use out of a £5.50 day ticket. My favourite ride was the 125 down from Bewdley to Highley via Kinlet, but we also tried out the 5 (Kiddy to Wolverley) and the 11 (Kiddy to Bewdley via Stourport). The latter is seen here at Kidderminster Bus Station with some dubious characters preparing to board.
BEWDLEY: Any visit to Bewdley is always a welcome feature on a day's itinerary, and this time around we actually called by twice. The George Hotel Wetherspoon's attracted our custom both times, firstly for a non-alcoholic round in the morning (whereby Andy's bald spot got in the way of what would have been a perfect shot of a cup of tea) and then returning for some lunch. The George was also notable for Rog and Andy's valiant attempts to invade the ladies loos, the less said the better...
HIGHLEY: I was really looking forward to our visit to Highley but it turned out to be a bit of a damp squib. Constant drizzle made us all feel quite miserable and there wasn't really much to do. The Bache Arms hadn't opened yet and the Severn Valley Railway Station was a fair walk away - not a problem on a sunny day but not particularly enticing in the rain when you've got to get back for the bus. At least the local church offered a nice landmark photo or two.
WOLVERLEY: After making our way back via Stourport we spend the afternoon in Wolverley playing pool in the Queens Head. Woody and I secured a tournament victory as I bored Roger into potting the black ahead of time (I probably took my Steve Davis persona too far), whilst here we see 'Ray Reardon' finding a novel way of trying to put 'Hurricane Higgins' off his game. We all like the Queens Head and the visit was made more memorable by a shock scoreline from Molineux, Wolves 4 Blackpool 0 - I don't know what surprised me more, the goals or the clean sheet.
From Wolverley we finish off in Kidderminster with tea in the Penny Black and a swift half in the SVR station after missing a train connection. Stourbridge beckons, another outing is concluded, and I didn't even mention the D9 driving! That just left Sunday with Roger doing us all proud by completing his 5 mile charity run up by Russells Hall Hospital, well done that man!
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