Had breakfast then loaded up the car and headed out. Drove out of York toward Hull and the Humber Bridge. Cloudy day with some sunshine, so the drive over the Humber was nice. We then headed on to Lincoln.<\/p>\n
Got to Lincoln and drove around the cathedral looking for parking. Got a 30 minute spot and headed into the cathedral. Left Joe and Friend in the cathedral and went to move the car. Actually managed to find a spot! So we spent a good hour or so pottering around the cathedral looking at everything. The staff there were very nice and very helpful. After looking around we headed out to get some lunch. Found a nice spot for lunch.<\/p>\n
Then just drove down to London. Took some of the back way and pottered through some small villages, but eventually got on the motorway and straight home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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