This time last year we made our first trip to Bury and liked it so much we have been since just for the shopping!
Our like minded Zante friends had organised another get together so as it was a bank holiday weekend we were able to join them. We drove up early on Saturday morning and met Lyn and Al at the Trafford Centre where Lyn and I indulged ourseleves in the shoe shops
As I said to Phil my new shoes were definitely a case of buy one, get one free! Easy to justify two pairs of shoes if you need to 
We eventually tore ourselves away from the shops and retreated to a bar where we met up with Joanne who had been doing a little retail therapy herself. Later in the afternoon we checked into the Village Inn and just chilled. In the evening we went out for a meal which was very nice and then we were wilting having been up at 5.30 so an early night was in order.
Sunday morning we decided to explore Bury and spent an hour or so sheltering from the rain in the shopping centre. At lunch time we headed back to the hotel to met up with everyone else for a very nice afternoon of food, chat and the odd drink! By the time everyone had headed for home we had been in the bar for over eight hours so I guess the management will frogive us for moving all the tables and chairs to accommodate our rather large party as their till must have clocked up several pounds
It was so nice to see some familiar faces and to meet some new ones. There was a lot of chit chat about our favourite island and when people were going or should I say how many sleeps left to departure day!
After a good nights sleep we were up and packed for the trip back but not before a last breakfast with Lyn and Al. The trip home was swift and traffic jam free so we were back in Southampton at lunch time. It was rain most of the way back but the sun was out at home so we have been sitting in the garden, or should I say I have been observing Phil doing some gardening
Here are a few pics from a truly relaxing weekend
