{"id":6724,"date":"2024-03-10T21:50:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T21:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6724"},"modified":"2024-03-10T21:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T21:50:26","slug":"stories-and-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6724","title":{"rendered":"Stories and the Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I said it was a busy time! Friday was another <strong>World Book Day<\/strong> gig followed by me rushing to a wake in the village. So was I was really exhausted by the time i got to Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>We headed off to <strong>South London<\/strong> on Saturday morning forgetting how difficult it can getting round the London area in a car! Eventually <strong>Clare<\/strong> dropped me off in a pub in <strong>Thornton Heath<\/strong> to meet friends before the football (the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Mighty Hatters<\/strong> <\/span>were playing <strong>Crystal Palace.<\/strong>) Clare fought the traffic to visit <strong>Wisley Gardens.\u00a0<\/strong> The injury ravaged <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Mighty Hatters<\/strong><\/span> a with the fans at the end. although not playing well somehow managed a last minute equaliser. The picture below is the players celebrating, There are a some Indian pictures at the end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5016.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6725\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5016.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5016.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5016.jpg?resize=494%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just to prove I actually played cricket in India!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9346.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9346.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1707552900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;116&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"500_9346\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9346.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6726\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9346.jpg?resize=420%2C287&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waiting for a lift after the Test Match!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9927.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9927.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1708174935&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"500_9927\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9927.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6727\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_9927.jpg?resize=438%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talking birds near <strong>Rajkot!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_0075.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6729\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_0075.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1708317527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;116&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"500_0075\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_0075.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6729\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/500_0075.jpg?resize=419%2C286&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I said it was a busy time! Friday was another World Book Day gig followed by me rushing to a wake in the village. So was I was really exhausted by the time i got to Friday night. 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