Set off about 1 30. Google maps advised us to take the M40/42/6 route which might not have been the best advice.

Lots of congestion on the M42/6 and then queuing at roundabouts on the A5. Arrived about 6.

Wynn had got a large can of Doom Bar in which went down well.

He'd also cooked a fine steak casserole that we washed down with a few bottles of red.