Jim and Annabel borrowed Mark’s car again. It took them not much more than an hour to drive to Lancaster, on the motorway most of the way.
They spent the morning wandering around the town and the university, the cathedral and the castle.
“I like it,” said Annabel.
Then they drove to Leeds after lunch and could have gone by motorway but took the more scenic A65 via Settle, Skipton, and Ilkley instead.
“It’s changed a lot since I was here last,” she said as they wandered between the modern high rises.
On the way home, they stopped in Manchester, which was a large detour, but Jim wanted to pick up some more of what Olivia would describe as clutter. They drove through the centre and Jim noticed that the two flags flying above the town hall had changed. One was the party flag, and the oth
