More Model Railways

When we were at the model railway exhibition in Carnforth we picked up a flyer advertising another exhibition in Millom this weekend.  As Tom enjoyed it in Carnforth so much we decided to go.  It took a while to get there, but it was worth it.  This time there were 12 layouts including one based in Japan (we were very excited, explained our link with Japan and exchanged email addresses).  There was also a Thomas layout which children could operate (Tom's favourite for obvious reasons) and a layout with the smallest real steam engines you have ever seen.  Also was a 5 inch gauge garden railway for children to ride on (Tom did this 3 times - it was free!)  We were even photographed by the local newspaper: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/millom/millom-model-railway-exhibition-1.991795?referrerPath=pictures (scroll to the penultimate one).

Our tummies started to rumble, so we found ourselves a greasy spoon - Tom ended up with the biggest lunch again (how does he do it?) and then headed off to Grange Over Sands where we took off Tom's stabilisers and tried to persuade him to ride his bike freestyle.  Not a great success - he did manage 4 revolutions by himself and then cried!  Typical, as we no longer had visitors, it was a glorious day with bright sunshine.