After yesterday's saga with the car we had hoped everything would be sorted. Uh oh. ... The garage got a new right washer for the car and fitted it but unfortunately the car failed its MOT test again because the right headlight washer didn't work! A new part has been put on order for tomorrow. So we have extended the van rental until tomorrow.
It was useless to sit around and 'mope' so we went to the Big Pit National Coal Museum (https://museum.wales/bigpit/) in Blaenavon, south Wales, not far from where our friends, Sue and Ian, live. The coal mine was a working mine from 1880 to 1980 and opened to the public in 1983 as a museum.
As Paul and I waited to do the underground tour we noticed that there were lots of children also waiting to do the tour as part of a school trip. Fortunately we were not asked to tag on to the tail end of the group but ended up being with a group of (quieter) adults.
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| Tigger 'high' on catnip (photograph taken by our friend Sue) |
Being underground was fine but above ground the air was icy so we didn't go around much of the rest of the mining site after the underground tour.
Whilst relaxing back at our friend's house Tigger, their cat, got crazy on catnip. We had a few minutes of delightful entertainment as a result!
PHOTOGRAPHS
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| Visitors getting coveralls, hard hats and lamps. |
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| The mine shaft cage |
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| Tigger loves that catnip toy! |
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