A day trip, pirates and reflection on the age of consent
20 Jun 2010
Buses, Fun without a car, Trains 2 Comments
So we wanted to go to York – about 2 hours away by train. Usually we would drive down – about 4 hours? Just easier.
The train was the option now: £70. We would have spent about £40 on petrol.
We usually have a bit of fun when travelling, but I do think train takes the (British rail) biscuit. So many lovely journeys – I instantly recall loads of trips on Eurostar to London, and loads of trips to from York when I was a student travelling to/from Lancaster.
This day we learnt Pirate language, guided through by our Pirate Host Maddie. We could have learnt Pirate in a car, but to be honest I would have been distracted and would have been a bad student. Just a bit less stress on the train. Even managed a McKewans (the only time anyone has a can of McKewans is on a train isn’t it?).
We paid child fare for Tess, having just jumped off a bus where we paid full fare, and about to jump on another bus, in Edinburgh, where she pays half fare. Tess is right – what IS the message to teens about the age of consent? Seems to vary just a tad. No wonder they are confused.
Jun 21, 2010 @ 16:52:39
I’m loving the videos, see that Tess is keen as well.
Jun 21, 2010 @ 22:01:58
Thanks gary! i al struggling with the technology and the style! And I do think that the site will provide more of an insight into teen disaffection that sustainability!