Meeting new cousins for the first time

Thursday dawned very grey (again), but that was OK as we had pre-arranged a visit to see Ann and Rod. Ann is a distant (second???) cousin of Christine and Tricia. Ann had contacted us three years ago based on Ancestry DNA that the girl's mum had done earlier. Both Christine and I (to a lesser extent) corresponded with Ann via email. Mostly discussing Family history that Ann has researched for many years. So part of this trip was to actually meet up in person.
We fired up the car and set off to Wellington, Shropshire (near Telford). We stopped on the way at Flint Mountain (aka Mynydd-y-Fflint) where there were 8 Tesla Superchargers and filled up the MG. The 2+ hour drive was relatively simple but wet, but we got to Wellington without incident at 11:30 and had a coffee and a catch-up. Ann and Rod had booked us into a nearby pub/restaurant for lunch at the beautifully named “The Huntsman of Little Wenlock”. We had a great, long lunch (thanks, Rod) and left at about 3:30 for the trip back - luckily, now in the sunshine.

On the way back, we topped up again at Flint Mountain and got back for a cheese sandwich and cuppa. It was a long day, but it was a great drive through some beautiful countryside and a great lunch with two lovely people.Read more