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It was worrying that it had taken eleven days for two seemingly intelligent men to think
of this simple idea. It was so ingenious, yet such a glaringly obvious solution, that until
now we had both failed to think of it. It was a revelation. It was the answer to all of our
problems. I felt like a new man.
'I suppose we could give it a go, if you want,' I said to Ben, not wanting to show him
any gratification.
We reached the town of Garstang and Ben successfully got a photocopy of the next few
pages from a local estate agent.
'Sorryforbeinginsuchafoulmoodthismorning,'Isaid.'Iwasjustgettingreallyfrus-
trated with the navigating.'
'No worries. I know that you've been really good at doing it all. I do appreciate it. I'm
happy to give it a go if you want.'
'Sure. Lead the way.'
Five minutes later...
'Oh, bollocks to this! I bloody hate navigating. I preferred it when you were in charge,'
he said, handing me the directions back.
We had covered the length of Garstang high street three times, and Ben still couldn't
decide which direction we should leave by.
The local Co-op gave us a huge bunch of semi-bruised bananas and we set off again
with me navigating, a reformed friendship, and a potassium overload. We joined the busy
A588 and followed it all the way into Lancaster town centre with the aim of doing a spot
of sightseeing.
The tourist information was surprisingly busy for a weekday in September. It seemed
to me that Lancaster was not an ideal place for a tourist to visit, but I was prepared to be
persuaded otherwise.
'Well there's the castle,' said the helpful lady in the Tourist Information, 'that's well
worthavisit,butit'sclosedtoday.There'ssomethinggoingonintheCrownCourt,Ithink.'
'The castle has a Crown Court?' I asked.
'Ohyes.It'sstillafullyfunctioningprison,too.Oryoucould...letmethink...youcould
go to the Maritime Museum. I've never been but I'm sure it's wonderful. Or there's the
theatre, althoughtherewon'tbeanythingonatthistimeofday.Whatelseisthere?There's
thecathedral,that'snice.OrthePrioryChurch.There'ssomuchyoucouldsee.Oh,Inearly
forgot, there's the Lancaster Leisure Park.'
'The Leisure Park sounds good,' said Ben, having started to drift off to sleep during her
other suggestions.
'Yes, it is. It's a shopping village with a big antiques centre. I think there's a children's
play area there, too.'
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