Sunday 24 May - After a leisurely morning Ian and I made our way across the Clifton Suspension Bridge to Ashton Court. We were in search of the rarely open Miniature steam railway. Created and run by a local club the railway is really quite impressive. They had two track running with six to eight trains running. The engines are mi natures of real trains and they pull benches for passengers. They are quite accurate and require refuelling with coal and top ups of water after each trip round the track. Ian and I paid 60p each for a ticket to ride the trains and it moved with surprising comfort and speed. no details were spared around the track which went by miniature stations and a tiny turntable as well as proportioned and working signal system and water pumps. It was quite an unusual and fun experience. Afterwards Ian convinced me to play a round of golf which we soldiered through (despite nearly killing the people in front of three times, Ian loosing two balls and a few blisters on our palms) until the 13th hole where we both lost our balls and couldn't find any replacements and so had to pack it in. We both got slight sunburns from our big day out but it was nice to see the sun again.
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